$1M Lotto 6-49 winning ticket purchased in Calgary
A sign outside a Toronto convenience store advertises a Lotto 6-49 draw. (Chris Kitching/CP24)
Two lottery tickets purchased in Alberta won big in draws last week, with prize money totalling more than $1.2 million.
A ticket purchased in Calgary won $1 million on the Oct. 5 Lotto 6-49 draw. The lucky winner won the guaranteed prize with number 27854301-01, a white ball.
Another Alberta-bought ticket will take home the top EXTRA prize from the Oct. 4 Lotto Max Draw, winning $250,000. That ticket was purchased somewhere outside of Calgary and Edmonton.
The winning EXTRA number was 6709336.
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation encourages Albertans to check their tickets. Anyone who wins a lottery prize can claim their prize by calling 1-800-665-3313.
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