Someone who bought a Lotto Max ticket for Tuesday’s draw is $75-million richer.

The prize breakdown shows one ticket matched the winning numbers — three, eight, 15, 19, 23, 29 and 37; the bonus number was four.

The winning ticket will be the last before new changes come into effect for Lotto Max starting Friday.

Lotto Max tickets will cost $6 instead of $5, but there will now be four lines of numbers people can win on instead of three. In addition, people will choose their seven numbers from one to 52 instead of 50.

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The numbers and cost are not the only things changing, though — the cap on the jackpot is, too, with it being increased to $90 million from the current $80 million.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which runs the game in the province, says Lotto Max will also have new $100,000 “MaxPlus” prizes available, similar to the $1 million MaxMillions. The MaxPlus prizes will be tied to the size of the jackpot.

But while the jackpot is higher and new prizes are available, the odds of you winning vary depending on the prize.

Those hoping for a better chance at the jackpot may be disappointed, as the odds of winning per play are one in 33.4 million, up from the previous one in 33.3 million.

People aiming for a lower amount, though, may be in luck. For example, someone who gets five out of seven numbers matched now has a one in 1,684 chance of winning compared to the previous one in 1,841. In last Friday’s draw under the previous odds, 3,579 people won $110.

The odds for fixed prizes have also increased, with the chances of winning $20 increasing to one in 72, while a free play will be one in seven.

Canadians’ chances of winning any prize overall are improving to one in 5.8.

— with files from Global News’ Sean Previl

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It may cost you a little extra, but Canadians playing Lotto Max will also soon have slightly better odds at winning a prize as new changes roll out later this week.

Starting on Friday, Lotto Max tickets will cost $6 instead of $5, but there will now be four lines of numbers people can win on instead of three. In addition, people will choose their seven numbers from one to 52 instead of 50.

The numbers and cost are not the only things changing, though — the cap on the jackpot is, too, with it being increased to $90 million from the current $80 million.

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The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which runs the game in the province, says Lotto Max will also have new $100,000 “MaxPlus” prizes available, similar to the $1 million MaxMillions. The MaxPlus prizes will be tied to the size of the jackpot.

But while the jackpot is higher and new prizes are available, the odds of you winning vary depending on the prize.

Those hoping for a better chance at the jackpot may be disappointed, as the odds of winning per play are one in 33.4 million, up from the previous one in 33.3 million.

People aiming for a lower amount, though, may be in luck. For example, someone who gets five out of seven numbers matched now has a one in 1,684 chance of winning compared to the previous one in 1,841. In last Friday’s draw under the previous odds, 3,579 people won $110.

The odds for fixed prizes have also increased, with the chances of winning $20 increasing to one in 72, while a free play will be one in seven.

Canadians’ chances of winning any prize overall are improving to one in 5.8.

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With a free play in Lotto Max, an Ontario man went from just making a grocery run to becoming a millionaire.

Francois Masse of Hawkesbury, Ont., said Wednesday that he can still hardly believe it two months after winning in the Jan. 9 draw.

He said in a news release from OLG that he was leaving the Asselin’s Your Independent Grocer on Cameron Street when he remembered he had a free play ticket from a previous draw to redeem.

“I added ENCORE for $1, put the ticket in my wallet, and went on about my day,” he recalled.

Masse was at the OLG Prize Centre on Wednesday to collect his winnings.

He said it was a few days after he remembered he had three tickets to check and scanned them with the OLG app.

The first ticket won him another free play, the second was worth $40, but when he scanned the last one, he was in “disbelief.”

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“I saw the ‘Big Winner’ message on the screen and went numb with disbelief — it was like the world stopped for a minute,” he said. “It was an out-of-body experience. I kept telling myself it couldn’t be true.”

Masse said that after pacing around the house for five minutes, he checked the ticket again and saw the same message.

He then made a call to OLG for information about the prize claim process, and took another three hours to process before he called his family to tell them the news.

But even that took some convincing since he said his family likes to joke a lot.

“We all know we’ll commit to a joke and pull each other’s legs, so they thought I was just really committed to my prank! Even my mom didn’t believe me,” Masse said.

The retired education worker said he knew he wanted to tell his children about the win in person, so he invited them over and, when they were together, had his kids scan the winning ticket for themselves.

“There were a lot of happy tears,” he said. “It was a wonderful, incredible moment to share as a family. I was filled with joy.”

Plans are already starting to take shape, Masse said, including a family trip to celebrate and then checking items off his bucket list, such as Formula 1 races and touring NFL stadiums.

He added he will be taking steps to ensure his family is taken care of, saying the win is for his family and “the legacy we’ll leave behind.”

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The winning ticket for Tuesday night’s $75-million Lotto Max jackpot was sold somewhere in Toronto, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).

OLG said the ticket matched all seven winning numbers in the March 3 draw, making one ticket holder in the city the winner of the massive prize.

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In addition to the jackpot, two Maxmillion prizes worth $1 million each were also won in the draw.

OLG said one of those tickets was purchased online through OLG.ca, while the other was sold in Toronto. The exact location has not yet been confirmed.

The lottery corporation said Lotto Max players in Ontario have won more than $9.7 billion since 2009, including 121 jackpot wins and 1,000 Maxmillion prizes across the province.

The OLG says Friday night’s Lotto Max jackpot is worth $70 million and is encouraging Ontarians to grab a ticket.

“Lotto Max is ready to bloom,” the OLG said, as spring approaches and the clocks spring forward in just over a week.

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“Whether you’re dreaming of a warm escape or staying cozy at home, tonight’s Lotto Max draw could turn this dreary stretch of winter into something unforgettable.”

In addition to the jackpot, the OLG said there are 10 maxmillion prizes — each worth $1 million.

Tickets can be purchased online or at a retailer until 10:30 p.m. ET.

Draws happen every Friday and Tuesday.

Previously, a lucky winner from Ontario won $15 million in the Lotto Max jackpot in January. Another Ontarian won $80 million in December 2025.