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Four Split $37.8 Million Canadian Lottery Jackpot20 May 2002OTTAWA, Canada – As reported by the Ottawa Herald: "Two winners from Quebec and one each from British Columbia and Saskatchewan will split the record-breaking $37.8-million Super 7 jackpot. "So many people wanted a piece of the largest lottery prize in Canadian history that the lottery corporation's computers were overwhelmed, delaying the draw more than three hours later than normal. "..Last-minute sales were so brisk that the jackpot swelled by more than 10 per cent on the final day of ticket sales. Nearly half the $2 tickets were sold in Ontario, which alone accounted for $45.7 of the $102 million in sales nationwide. "…Ontario sales accounted for six of the 12 second prizes of $157,970. Those tickets were sold in Lindsay, Toronto, Hamilton, Cambridge, Kitchener and Oakville." |