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Lotto Max Jackpot Soars to $90M, Odds Improve

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Lotto Max Boosts Prices, Prizes: New Canadian Record Jackpot, More Chances at Winning

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Lotto Max Jackpot Soars to $90M, Odds Improve

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Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Lotto Max Jackpot Soars to $90M, Odds Improve. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Calgary News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Lotto Max just bumped ticket prices from $5 to $6. The first hike in 17 years since it launched back in 2009. This change funds a bigger main jackpot jumping from $80 million to $90 million. A new Canadian record and adds way more supplemental. Prizes to sweeten the pot. These updates kicked in on April 10th, including scaled up $100,000 prizes tied to the jackpot size. For a $90 million draw, that means 90 extra chances at that life-changing cash, giving players more shots at solid wins. Players push for this, splitting into camps. One crew craving those massive jackpots that keep climbing, the other wanting better odds on smaller. Prizes that still pack a punch. Pottery reps say that feedback shaped every tweak and even a hundred grand can transform lives. Overall odds of snagging any prize improve from 1 in 7 to 1 in 5.8, though jackpot chances

1:03dip to hair from 1 in. 33.29 million to 1 and 33.44 million. Back when Lotto Max started, 50 million was groundbreaking, now 90 million sets the bar higher. Western Canada Lottery Corporation is pumped for that first $90 million winner, picturing the pure joy on faces from big or smaller scores. A like next level excitement all around.

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