Lotteries
Lotto Max
Canada-wide lottery drawn twice a week: 7 numbers from 1 to 52, plus extra Maxplus draws.
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Lotteries
Draw games, from the big national classics to daily formats, plus regional lotteries from other provinces that Loto-Québec does not sell. Each page explains how the game works and points to the official source for the details.
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Lotto 6/49
The Canada-wide classic: 6 numbers from 1 to 49, drawn Wednesday and Saturday, with a Gold Ball draw.
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Québec 49
Québec lottery at $1 a selection: 6 numbers from 1 to 49, drawn Wednesday and Saturday.
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Québec Max
Québec’s counterpart to Lotto Max: 4 selections of 7 numbers from 1 to 52, drawn Tuesday and Friday.
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Grande Vie
Canada-wide lottery drawn Monday and Thursday: 5 numbers from 1 to 49 and a Grand Number from 1 to 7.
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Extra
A 7-digit number added to another lottery ticket, drawn daily and readable in both directions.
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Banco
Daily keno-style lottery: you bet on 2 to 10 numbers, and 20 numbers are drawn from 70.
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Banco spécial
A Banco variant where you play 20 numbers from 70, on the same daily draw.
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Quotidienne
Daily 2-, 3- or 4-digit lottery, played in exact order or in any order.
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La Mini
A small weekly lottery at $0.50: a randomly assigned 6-digit number, drawn on Friday.
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Astro
Daily lottery where you bet on a day, a month, a year and a zodiac sign.
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Tout ou rien
Daily lottery: 12 numbers out of 24, and the jackpot goes to all the right numbers… or none.
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Lotto Poker
Quick-play game where each selection is a 5-card hand: instant result on screen, then an evening draw.
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Ontario 49
Ontario lottery drawn Wednesday and Saturday: 6 numbers from 1 to 49 and a fixed $2,000,000 jackpot.
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Lottario
Ontario’s Saturday lottery: two selections of 6 numbers from 1 to 45 for $1, plus an Early Bird draw.
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Daily Keno
Ontario keno drawn twice a day: 20 numbers drawn from 70, and you choose how many to play, from 2 to 10.
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Western 649
Prairie and northern territories lottery drawn Wednesday and Saturday: 6 numbers from 1 to 49 for $1.
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Western Max
Western lottery drawn Tuesday and Friday: 3 selections of 7 numbers from 1 to 50 for $2.
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Pick 3
Daily digit game from Western Canada: 3 digits from 0 to 9, played in exact order or any order.
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BC/49
British Columbia lottery drawn Wednesday and Saturday: 6 numbers from 1 to 49 and a $2,000,000 jackpot.
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Atlantic 49
Atlantic Canada lottery drawn Wednesday and Saturday: 6 numbers from 1 to 49 and a guaranteed prize every draw.
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Understanding Lotteries
A draw lottery rests on a simple idea: you pick numbers, or let the terminal pick them at random, and a public draw sets the winning combination on a scheduled date. Depending on the game, prizes depend on how many numbers you match, sometimes on a bonus number, and some top prizes are shared among all winners in the same category. Draw frequency, ticket price and odds vary from game to game; we only list them when an official page confirms them.
A lottery ticket costs little, which makes it easy to buy “just one more” every week. Keep a fixed budget and remember that every draw is independent: no number is ever “due”. For the basics, see our Responsible gaming page.