Millionaire Life was a national promotional lottery game that offered a top prize of $1 million a year for 25 years, four prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. It has been run four times across Canada between 2007 and 2011.
Organization edit
The Millionaire Life promotional lottery game is administered by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, an alliance of the five regional (some provincial) lottery corporations that cover all of Canada.
2007 promotion edit
The winning ticket was purchased by Jagtesh and Gurinder Grewal, both of Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] They split the lump sum payment of $17 million instead of the annuity of $1 million a year for 25 years because there was more than one person claiming the prize.[2]
2008 promotion edit
The winning ticket was purchased by a Burnaby, British Columbia woman, Angela Towle. She opted for the lump sum of $17 million.[3]
2009 promotion edit
The winning ticket was purchased by Faye Lepage of Edmonton, Alberta. She opted for the lump sum of $17 million.
2011 promotion edit
Millionaire Life ran from March 1 to 31, 2011, with the draw happening the night of March 31.[4] The winning ticket was purchased in Quebec.[5]
Future edit
Millionaire Life did not run in 2012. Ending the Millionaire Life lottery being replaced by the Daily Grand.[6]
See also edit
- Interprovincial Lottery Corporation
- Lotto 6/49
- Lotto Super 7 (replaced by Lotto Max in September 2009)
References edit
- ^ Who Won The Millionaire For Life Lottery?[dead link]
- ^ "OLG - Millionaire Life Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ It's a dog's life for Millionaire Life winner Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "How to win $1 million every year for 25 years". Newswire. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "MILLIONAIRE LIFE 2011 Winning Numbers". Western Canada Lottery Corporation. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Millionaire Life". Western Canada Lottery Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.