Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 6 are out and there's a $70 million jackpot

The Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 6 are out, and you know what that means: it's time to check your tickets.

The stakes continue to run high this week, as the jackpot is still set at its maximum amount of $70 million — the largest single payout available in Canada. There are also 33 — yes, that's right... a whopping 33 — Maxmillions up for grabs, each worth $1 million!

Feeling lucky? Let's take a look at the results of the past two draws and find out if the odds were in your favour.

What are the Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 6?

The Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, August 6 are: 07, 12, 13, 30, 38, 46 and 48. The bonus number is 28.

Yet again, no one has won the $70 million jackpot. However, five people matched six out of the seven numbers plus the bonus, meaning they can claim prizes of $212,121.

In terms of Maxmillions, these are the winning numbers:

• 01-08-16-25-39-44-50
• 01-09-11-29-32-40-45
• 01-11-24-25-36-39-46
• 01-13-19-28-29-35-43
• 02-03-10-27-30-37-49
• 02-17-24-26-34-35-45
• 02-19-21-22-24-36-39
• 03-06-14-26-41-47-49
• 03-07-15-18-28-34-42
• 03-08-16-22-35-43-44
• 03-15-21-22-33-38-50
• 04-06-17-19-30-42-44
• 04-09-16-22-23-37-49
• 04-10-12-17-21-23-32
• 04-13-22-27-32-46-47
• 05-09-17-23-25-31-38
• 06-12-20-26-35-38-46
• 06-13-18-21-22-35-40
• 06-15-17-23-24-46-49
• 07-15-22-29-31-37-48
• 08-11-20-28-37-44-46
• 08-13-15-25-31-39-41
• 08-18-19-21-33-45-49
• 08-18-20-21-29-47-50
• 08-19-23-30-31-42-47
• 08-21-31-32-43-44-49
• 10-14-18-23-26-32-48
• 14-21-23-35-36-38-44
• 16-17-21-25-37-40-41
• 17-18-24-28-30-41-46
• 21-27-33-39-40-45-50
• 22-23-25-28-41-46-50
• 32-34-35-36-43-47-48

While it's not quite the jackpot, ten players hit it pretty big, winning $1 million Maxmillions. FYI, readers, half of those tickets were purchased in Quebec.

There will be 37 more Maxmillions up for grabs at the next draw on Friday, August 9, as well as the $70 million jackpot, which is still available for the taking.

What were the Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, August 2?

The Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, August 2 were 03, 18, 26, 28, 37, 39 and 40. Also, 16 was the bonus number.

The 26 winning Maxmillions numbers were:

• 01-08-12-16-27-29-36
• 01-10-23-24-28-37-40
• 01-13-16-23-35-38-44
• 01-16-31-37-39-43-49
• 02-03-17-21-27-35-38
• 02-05-06-17-24-28-49
• 02-08-33-35-39-40-50
• 03-07-27-35-39-45-46
• 03-08-17-18-30-35-39
• 03-09-13-14-34-42-45
• 04-08-09-21-28-31-32
• 04-18-20-38-43-49-50
• 05-12-13-14-21-44-49
• 05-15-16-24-27-32-35
• 06-08-12-17-24-35-48
• 06-10-11-22-29-38-42
• 07-10-20-26-40-43-44
• 07-10-23-26-33-36-39
• 08-10-16-22-24-36-50
• 08-11-25-31-34-40-47
• 11-15-18-39-43-48-49
• 11-18-26-29-30-33-48
• 12-18-25-26-27-35-48
• 16-18-19-21-33-44-45
• 17-19-33-36-41-45-49
• 20-24-30-35-36-38-45

While no one snagged the $70 million jackpot, 5 lucky players were entitled to $98,338.60 thanks to the 6/7 plus bonus category. Plus, three $1 million Maxmillions were won, with tickets purchased in Quebec and Ontario.

How does Lotto Max work?

Lotto Max is a Canada-wide lottery game. Draws happen twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.

For every $5 play that you buy, you get three sets of seven numbers between 1 and 50.

In order to win, a single set must have three, four, five, six or seven numbers that match the winning numbers. Certain prize categories also allow you to make use of a bonus number, which is selected at each draw.

Here's what matching numbers could win you, on average:

• 7/7 — jackpot (an average of $47,493,142)
• 6/7 plus bonus — approximately $194,40
• 6/7 — approximately $4,629
• 5/7 plus bonus — approximately $926
• 5/7 — approximately $105
• 4/7 plus bonus — approximately $50
• 4/7 — approximately $20
• 3/7 plus bonus — approximately $20
• 3/7 — free play

The Lotto Max jackpot starts at $10 million, and if not won, it increases each draw up to $70 million. Once the jackpot reaches $50 million, there are also Maxmillions available — additional $1 million prizes to be won.

All three sets of numbers you get with a $5 play are eligible for both the main draw and the Maxmillions draw. To win Maxmillions, you need all seven numbers to be identical to one of the Maxmillions draw selections.

Tickets are sold until 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the days the Lotto Max numbers are drawn.

Your odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per play.

If you or someone you know is struggling with problem gambling, refer to these helplines across Canada. Support is available.

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