Lotto Max Raises Canadian Jackpot Record to 85 Million

Canada's Lotto Max jackpot has reached a record 85 million Canadian dollars ahead of the Tuesday, October 13, 2026, draw after no ticket matched the winning combination on Friday. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) confirmed the rollover, while a separate 100,000 dollar winning ticket from the Greater Sudbury area highlighted Ontario's other prizes.

The upcoming draw will offer the largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history, surpassing the previous record of 80 million Canadian dollars. According to OLG and CityNews Ottawa, ticket holders will also have a chance to win 16 Maxmillions prizes worth an estimated 1 million dollars each and 85 Maxplus prizes worth 100,000 dollars each.

Combined with the main jackpot, the available prizes exceed 109 million Canadian dollars, according to OLG, making Tuesday's draw the first in the country's lottery history to feature an 85 million dollar top prize.

The previous Canadian record was established with an 80 million dollar jackpot won in British Columbia in May 2025. The same amount was matched in December 2025, when longtime friends Greg S. and Krys P. won the December 30 draw with a ticket purchased in London, Ontario, according to the Sudbury Star. They claimed their prize about three months later.

Greg described his reaction when checking the winning ticket after the December draw.

"One by one I circled my numbers to see if they matched the winning numbers – until I realized I circled them all," Greg said.

The winner also recalled initially struggling to believe the amount displayed on the ticket.

"I saw the words Big Winner and the number 80, but I didn’t believe it at first," he recounted. "It was unbelievable. I checked it again, and I saw the eight, the zeros and the commas and I knew it was $80 million."

OLG raised the Lotto Max ticket price from 5 to 6 Canadian dollars in April 2026 and increased the maximum jackpot to 90 million dollars. Officials said the changes would allow the top prize to reach that level, but the jackpot had previously been claimed before approaching the new cap, CityNews Ottawa reported.

Friday's draw had an 80 million dollar jackpot but produced no jackpot winner. The winning numbers were 06, 10, 19, 25, 29, 39 and 50, with bonus number 30, according to CityNews Ottawa.

Despite the rollover, Ontario players secured several substantial prizes. OLG reported that a ticket worth 1 million dollars was sold through its online platform, while another Ontario winner received 374,535.20 dollars.

Ten tickets worth 100,000 dollars each also won prizes, including one sold in the Greater Sudbury area and another in the Timiskaming/Cochrane region. Four additional tickets worth 50,000 dollars each were sold in Ontario, the Sudbury Star reported.

Since 2009, Ontario players have won more than 10 billion Canadian dollars through Lotto Max, including 125 jackpot wins and 1,009 Maxmillions prizes, according to OLG. The next draw is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, with the record 85 million dollar jackpot available.