The first day of sales is Saturday, December 21, 2024, after draw break (after 7:30pm PT/ 9:30pm CT). Ticket(s) can be purchased at your favourite retail location, or online at PlayNow.com. Players can also request to purchase a ticket for the December 25th draw from a full service Lottery retailer up to 26 draws in advance.

Players who purchase a $3 Lotto 6/49 ticket for the Wednesday, December 25 draw will automatically have a chance to win the Classic & Gold Ball jackpots plus the additional GUARANTEED prizes! The winning selections for the SuperDraw's GUARANTEED prizes will be drawn only from those issued.

There is one GOLD BALL DRAW number on your ticket for each $3 play that gives you a chance to win any of the GUARANTEED prizes available. This acts as the GOLD BALL DRAW number and the SuperDraw number.

The SuperDraw offers more chances to win for the same price. Players who purchase a $3 Lotto 6/49 ticket for the December 25 SuperDraw will automatically have a chance to win the Classic and Gold Ball jackpots plus any of the GUARANTEED prizes.

The odds for winning any one of the GUARANTEED Prize Draws are determined by the total number of selections issued across Canada.

For example, if 5 million Lotto 6/49 selections are issued, there would be 5 million selections for the GUARANTEED Prize Draw.

In that example, the odds of any one selection being drawn for any of the GUARANTEED Prize Draws would be 1 in 5 million.

No – a prize can only be awarded after a winning ticket is presented for validation and approved for payment. While the vast majority of lottery prizes are claimed by customers, especially when the prize is $1 million or more, there is always some possibility that a winning ticket might not be presented for payment or that the prize claim is not approved.

No – players are automatically issued a GOLD BALL DRAW number with every Lotto 6/49 play purchased. There is no way to purchase a ticket that does not include a GOLD BALL DRAW number.

To ensure there is only one winning GOLD BALL DRAW number, every selection must be unique. If customers were to choose their own selections, there would always be the possibility that two players could have the same winning GUARANTEED Prize Draw number, and therefore, have to split the GUARANTEED Prize amount.

No – the GOLD BALL DRAW numbers are unique, and therefore, two tickets cannot share the same number. The winning selection for the GUARANTEED Prizes will match only one 10-digit number and will only appear on one ticket issued across Canada.

Like all prizes won on Lotto 6/49, a prize won on any GUARANTEED Prize Draw can be claimed for up to one year from the draw date. After that time, a prize is expired and cannot be claimed.