Lotto Max draw

There will be $126 million in top prizing up for grabs Friday, marking the third-largest Lotto Max draw ever.

The OLG noted that 48 per cent of Lotto Max sales are allocated to the prize fund, which first is paid out to ticket holders who win $20 or a free play. The same applies to the Maxmillion draws, as ticket holders must match 7/7 numbers to win a prize. There’s an approximate 1 in 1,841 chance of matching 5/7 numbers, which has a prize payout of 3.5 per cent of the pools fund, and a 1 in 1,105 chance of matching four out of seven numbers plus the bonus, which gets 2.75 per cent of the pool. There’s around a 1 in 113,248 chance of getting 6/7 numbers, which has a prize payout of 2.5 per cent of the pools fund, and a 1 in 37,749 chance of hitting 5/7 numbers plus the bonus, which gets 1.5 per cent of the pools fund, the OLG website says. You have an approximate 1 in 4,756,400 chance of getting 6/7 numbers plus the bonus for each play, which gets you access to 2.5 per cent of the pools fund. [the OLG website](https://www.olg.ca/en/lottery/play-lotto-max-encore/past-results.html), there is an approximate 1 in 33,294,800 chance of hitting the jackpot (or 87.25 per cent of the pools fund) for each $5 play.