MaxMillions are extra $1 million prizes in Lotto Max, drawn whenever the jackpot for a draw is $50 million or more. The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC) decides how many to draw. To win one you need to match all seven numbers of a MaxMillions set on a single line of your ticket. There are no smaller prizes for partial matches, and the published odds are 1 in 33,446,140 per $6 play for each MaxMillions prize, the same as for the main jackpot. You don't buy them separately: every $6 Lotto Max play is automatically eligible.
All rules below come from OLG's Lotto Max game conditions (in effect since 10:30 p.m. ET on April 10, 2026) and the game pages published by OLG and WCLC, read on October 17, 2026.
MaxMillions at a glance
| MaxMillions | |
|---|---|
| When it's offered | When the main jackpot for a draw would equal or exceed $50 million |
| How many prizes | Set by ILC at its discretion for each draw |
| Prize | $1 million each, shared if more than one ticket matches the same set |
| How to win | Match all seven numbers of a MaxMillions set on one line |
| Secondary prizes | None. Exact match only, and the bonus number isn't used |
| Published odds | 1 in 33,446,140 per $6 play, per prize |
| Cost | Included in every $6 Lotto Max play |
| If nobody wins | The prize money goes to the Draw Fund for later draws |
When are MaxMillions drawn?
The trigger is the size of the main jackpot. OLG's game conditions say that when the main jackpot for a draw "would otherwise equal or exceed $50,000,000," ILC "will set in its sole discretion a number of MAXMILLIONS prizes for that draw." OLG's player page puts it simply: "When the main jackpot equals or exceeds $50 Million, $1 Million prizes called MAXMILLIONS can also be won." (WCLC's page says MaxMillions draws occur when the jackpot "exceeds $50 million"; where wording differs, the game conditions are the governing rules.)
There is no fixed formula published for the number of MaxMillions in a given draw, but the game conditions say ILC "will publicly announce the number of MAXMILLIONS Prizes that will be offered before the applicable draw date." The Lotto Max jackpot itself starts at $10 million and can grow up to $90 million, so MaxMillions only appear in the upper part of that range. You can check the current jackpot, and any MaxMillions on offer, on our Lotto Max page.
How are MaxMillions numbers matched?
Each MaxMillions prize is a separate set of seven different numbers drawn at random from 1 to 52, the same field as the main draw. Your ticket wins a MaxMillions prize only if one of its lines matches all seven numbers of that set exactly. A $6 play has four lines (four selections of seven numbers), and each line is checked against every MaxMillions set drawn that night.
What doesn't count:
- Partial matches. OLG states plainly: "There are no secondary prizes for the MAXMILLIONS draw." Six of seven wins nothing here.
- The bonus number. It only applies to the "+Bonus" tiers of the main draw.
- Numbers spread across lines. All seven have to be on one line.
What are the odds of winning MaxMillions?
OLG and WCLC both publish 1 in 33,446,140 per $6 play for a MaxMillions prize, the same figure as the main jackpot. That figure is for each MaxMillions set. When more MaxMillions prizes are drawn, more separate sets are in play, but each one still needs an exact seven-number match. Like every lottery draw, the result is random: no way of picking numbers changes these odds.
What if more than one ticket matches?
The prize is shared. Under the game conditions, each MaxMillions prize is $1 million divided by the number of times that MaxMillions set appears on winning tickets. Two winning lines on the same set would each get $500,000.
What happens to an unwon MaxMillions prize?
The game conditions say that if no ticket matches a MaxMillions set, "the amount of the prize for each such MAXMILLIONS Series will be allocated to the Draw Fund to fund prizes of subsequent draws."
How is MaxPlus different from MaxMillions?
MaxPlus is a separate set of extra draws that OLG describes as "a new prize draw on each LOTTO MAX ticket." The key differences:
| MaxPlus | MaxMillions | |
|---|---|---|
| Prize | $100,000 each (shared if more than one winner) | $1 million each (shared if more than one winner) |
| When | Every draw | Only when the jackpot is $50 million or more |
| How many | One for every $1 million in the main jackpot (e.g. a $20 million jackpot means 20 MaxPlus prizes; $90 million means 90) | Set by ILC at its discretion |
| How to win | Exact match of all seven numbers on one line | Exact match of all seven numbers on one line |
| Published odds | 1 in 33,446,140 per $6 play, per prize | 1 in 33,446,140 per $6 play, per prize |
| If unwon | Goes to the Draw Fund for later draws | Goes to the Draw Fund for later draws |
How do I check if I won a MaxMillions prize?
Check every line of your ticket against each MaxMillions set listed for the draw. Our Lotto Max results show the main numbers; the official check is always the operator's own ticket checker or a retailer terminal. A $1 million prize is claimed through your provincial lottery corporation, not at the store. See how long you have to claim a lottery prize in Canada and, for Ontario, how to claim an OLG prize. For how Lotto Max compares with Lotto 6/49 overall, see Lotto Max vs Lotto 6/49.