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Lottery Fever Erupts Over $40M Jackpot26 October 2005CANADA -- As reported by CBC: "People from coast to coast to coast are lining up to buy a ticket for a chance at $40 million, the biggest jackpot in Canadian history. "...The Lottery Corporation says most winners bank their money and share it with family or friends. "That's what Elizabeth Wilson did. "She won $7.4 million two weeks ago, half of a 6/49 jackpot. She shared her prize with her four children, five brothers, and nine grandchildren. But even so, she says, she'll be fine. "...The Ontario Lottery Corporation says the equivalent of 85 per cent of Canadians will buy a ticket for Wednesday's 6/49 draw, even though the chances of winning are a minuscule 1 in 14 million. "...The biggest winner will be the provincial lottery coffers. Saturday's $30 million jackpot brought in $55 million worth of tickets, but there was no winner..." |