Record-breaking $64M Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball ticket sold in New Brunswick
Atlantic Lottery is looking for the lucky winner of a ticket worth a record $64 million sold in New Brunswick’s Gloucester County.
In a release, Atlantic Lottery said the ticket is a Gold Ball winner for the April 15 draw of Lotto 6/49. It asked people to check their tickets.the largest 6/49 jackpot in nearly seven-and-a-half years,The prize is the largest ever in Atlantic Canada, surpassing a $60-million win in Newfoundland and Labrador in February 2018.In a statement, Cormier said the Gold Ball draw is a relatively new aspect of the Lotto 6/49 game, having been launched in September 2022.
To determine how much is won, she said there is a draw system that has white balls and one gold ball, which goes up in value each draw until one is selected. “On Saturday night’s draw there were only two white balls left, and the gold ball was worth $64 million – meaning there was a one-in-three opportunity that someone could take home $64 million – hence the excitement across the country, and how excited we are that it was the gold ball was drawn and the jackpot was won in Atlantic Canada,” said Cormier.
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