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THE NEW LOTTO MAX IS HEREMore prizes up for grabs and a jackpot of up to $90 million!

Tickets now on sale

THE NEW LOTTO MAX IS HEREMore prizes up for grabs and a jackpot of up to $90 million!

Tickets now on sale

April 11, 2026 – Lotto Max, Quebecers’ favourite lottery game, got a major glow-up and is finally here! The new version boasts more chances to win and a jaw‑dropping jackpot that can now soar up to $90 million. 

 

Bigger jackpots – Up to $90 million

Because players love big jackpots, the Lotto Max jackpot cap is increasing from $80 million to $90 million—a record-setting amount for a Canadian lottery! Players will still have the chance to win Maxmillions prizes when the jackpot reaches or exceeds $50 million.

 

New $100,000 Maxplus prizes in every draw

One of the most exciting enhancements is the introduction of the $100,000 prizes in every draw based on the jackpot amount. For example, when the jackpot is $10 million, 10 additional prizes of $100,000 will be drawn. At $20 million, there will be 20 additional $100,000 prizes—and so on, up to 90 additional $100,000 prizes when the jackpot hits $90 million.

 

Better overall odds of winning any prize

With these enhancements, the overall odds of winning any prize are better than ever. Odds of winning a prize improve from approximately 1 in 7 to 1 in 5.8, while the main jackpot odds will change from approximately 1 in 33, 294,800 to 1 in 33,446,140.

 

Each $6 play will now include four selections of seven numbers. That’s one more selection than before, giving players an extra chance of winning from the expanded prize pool.

 

As a result, the price of a Lotto Max play will increase from $5 to $6. This small change helps us continue to deliver record-breaking jackpots, now up to $90 million, while adding new $100,000 prizes to every draw of the game that lottery players love.

 

  

The new Lotto Max at a glance

 

What’s new

  • Jackpot can now grow as high as $90 million
  • Up to 90 additional prizes of $100,000
  • 4 selections of 7 numbers (from 1 to 52) for $6
  • Overall odds of winning any prize up to 1 in 5.8 from 1 in 7

What remains the same

  • Same way to play
  • Two draws every week: Tuesday and Friday
  • Maxmillions prizes offered when the jackpot reaches or exceeds $50 million
  • Odds of winning the jackpot remain similar: 1 in 33 million
  • Secondary prizes still awarded for matching 3 to 6 numbers

 

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Renaud Dugas
Spokesperson and Director of Media Relations
Loto-Québec
514-499-5208
renaud.dugas@loto-quebec.com

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