Lotto Max Boosts Jackpot, Odds & Prizes

0:00Lotto Max is leveling up for Canadians this Friday, with tickets now costing $6 instead of 5. You'll get 4 lines of numbers for tickets instead of 3, and pick your 7 from 1 to 52, up from 50. That means bigger potential plays right off the bat. The jackpot cap jumps to 90 million from 80 million, opening doors for even larger halls when it rolls over. Plus, new $100,000 Max plus prizes drop in, similar to Max Millions, but scale to jackpot size. Players chasing the grand prize face, slightly tougher odds at 1 in 33.4 million per play, compared to 33.3 million before. But for everyday wins, it's looking up. Matching five numbers now sits at 1 in 1,684, better than the old one in 1,841. Fixed prizes get a boost too, by $20 at 1 in 72, or a free play at 1 in 7. Last Friday under old rules, thousands snagged over 100 bucks each on those mid-tier matches.

1:03Overall odds for any prize improved to 1 in 5.8, so that extra buck might stretch your shot further across the board. Change is hit, Friday play smart if you jump in. This has been Calgary News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.