Lotto Max Exposed — Totally Tax Free!
Lotto Max Review
Canada’s Lotto Max is a fairly new game to the country. Starting in September 2009, replacing what was formerly the Lotto Super-7, the Lotto Max has become one of the biggest jackpot games that Canada has to offer.
Lotto Max Tickets – Get ‘Em While They’re Hot
Drawings for the Lotto Max take place only once per week, a rarity in the jackpot world. Tickets go on sale at 9:00 PM eastern time, and the drawing takes place shortly after.
It’s a fairly expensive lottery jackpot game as you have to fork over $5 for three sets of numbers, and players are charged with picking seven numbers between 1-49 for each set, meaning you’re picking 21 numbers altogether. You must match all seven numbers to win the major jackpot and your odds of doing so come in at a manageable odds rate of 1 in 28,633,528. I say ‘manageable’ odds because the Powerball, a comparable jackpot game based in the United States, has staggering odds of 1 in 175 Million.
| Numbers Matched | Prize | Odds of Winning |
| 7 Numbers | Jackpot or share of 87% of Pools Fund | 1 in 28,633,528 |
| 6 Numbers + Bonus Number | Win or share of 4% of Pools Fund | 1 in 4,090,506.5 |
| 6 Numbers | Win or share of 4% of Pools Fund | 1 in 99,768.7 |
| 5 Numbers | A share of 5% of Pools Fund | 1 in 1,583.96 |
| 4 Numbers | C$20.00 | 1 in 71.60 |
| 3 Numbers + Bonus Number | C$20.00 | 1 in 77.08 |
| 3 Numbers | Free Play | 1 in 8.421 |
| Maxmillions (7 of 7) (exact match only) | Win or share C$1 million for each set drawn | 1 in 28,633,528 |
Maxmillions Adds Unique Concept to Lotto Max
One of the things that separate Lotto Max from some of the major jackpots throughout other countries is their Maxmillions concept. Maxmillions comes into play whenever the Lotto Max jackpot stretches above a $50 Million jackpot. Once this happens, separate drawings take place for every million over $50 Million, in which players can win $1 Million for matching 7 out of 7 numbers. Basically, if the jackpot reaches $55 Million, there would be five separate Maxmillions drawings for $1 Million each and then the usual Lotto Max drawing for $50 Million.
Your Lotto Max ticket can be used for Maxmillions, so there’s no need to purchase more tickets. It’s basically just a concept to give you more opportunities to win, although you still have to match the same amount of numbers as you would win the major jackpot. Man, imagine hitting that $1 Million Maxmillions jackpot instead of the $50 Million major jackpot. That’d be awful, wouldn’t it? I can find room for $1 Million in my wallet.
Is 24Lottos a scam or a legit website for Canadians?
Lotto Max is Tax-Free!!!
One of the great parts of winning the lottery in Canada is that all of your winnings are tax-free, meaning you get to take it all home. Obviously, international players are subject to their own country’s tax laws. Sorry US players looking to sneak in a few more jackpot games.
Who’s In Charge of Lotto Max?
The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation oversees the day-to-day operations of Lotto Max. They are also in charge of one of the other big Canadian jackpot games, Lotto 6/49.
Lotto Max Scam Scene
The Lotto Max, like any jackpot game, has its fair of scams associated with it. The most recent one comes after Tom Crist, a Canadian native, won the jackpot and pledged to give away $40 million of his winnings to charity. Soon after, scammers were emailing multiple US residents going through hard times, claiming that they were Crist and were willing to give $2 million to help get the families through their tough times. The only catch associated with receiving the $2 million was that the families would have to pay $550 for insurance and banking costs. As you would expect, transferring the $550 would be the last contact that the hardship families would have with the con artists.
The lesson I’d hope people would learn from scams like this is always to be skeptical. You gotta be pretty darn gullible to get hit with a scam like this. Do your due diligence before even thinking about sending any money whatsoever. C’mon people!!
These are some of the advantages and disadvantages of registering with Lotto Max
Why You Should Register with Lotto Max
Pros:
Maxmillions provides more chances to win
Three sets of numbers per ticket
Tax-free!!
Large jackpot winnings
Why You Shouldn’t Register with Lotto Max
Cons:
$5 Ticket
Only one drawing per week
Is Lotto Max Legit?
While there are better jackpot games out there, Lotto Max provides an intriguing and unique option. The last time someone won big was in June 2021, and they won the highest jackpot- 70 million USD.
Tickets are an absolute must-have whenever the jackpot reaches over the $50 million marks and forces the extra Maxmillions drawings. Still, I’m going to be sticking to buying them once or twice a month otherwise.
Terry karamesinis
The lotto max is a total scam. the extra draws should be won every time it gets to 50.000.000. where does this money go to. Unbelievable government scam. And there is 0 recourse against them just like if your a mp or mpp there is no accountability.
John Waters
Legal Theft only a Government could do. From $2.00 a line to $5.00 more Greed.
Zainul Jiwani
All I am saying the extra millions should be guaranteed winners
Hi Zainul,
I agree that EVERY ‘MaxMillion’ in Lotto Max should be guaranteed winners, and that should be easy enough to do as the lotto machines at the stores know exactly what numbers are picked so the organizers can keep drawing numbers until each MaxMillion goes. But I guess when you’re a ‘bloodsucker’ (which should be the official name for our wonderful government), the intent is to draw blood, not give. What a scam! I wish I could set something like that up too and get away with it!
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Mark h
I used to buy semi-regularly until I noticed that the random numbers ARE NOT RANDOM. They are programmed. When I bought two separate draws and got the exact same numbers for the random draw, I realized it controlled with non random software. I no longer trust it. The odds of three lines on different tickets being identical are trillions – to – one. No thanks
Samuel Harper
Looks like Lotto max is only meant to win in either Ontario or Quebec then why whole Canada should waste money and spend their hard work Money.
Hi Samuel,
I agree with that comment. I live and play in NL for the past 30+ years and have noticed that the ‘big’ jackpots go outside of NL. Every now and then they throw us a bit of ‘scrap’ (or I should say crap) to keep us quiet and to keep our interest in playing. I also believe it is rigged in a way so that it happens that way. Today, the lotto organizers (with these computerized lotto machines) know exactly which province, which community and even which store the winning ticket is coming from, so I pretty sure the machine can be programmed to prolong the weekly draws to increase the jackpots by picking random tickets numbers that were either picked before or by randomly picking numbers that are less likely to be drawn. With the huge number selection in Lotto Max and 6/49, I’m sure that’s not hard to do.