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Millionaire Life was a national promotional lottery game that offered a top prize of $1 million a year for 25 years, four prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. The 2009 promotion ran from January 26, 2009 to February 28, 2009 across Canada.
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Organization
The Millionaire Life promotional lottery game is administered by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, an alliance of the five regional (some provincial) lottery corporations that cover all of Canada.
2011 promotion
Millionaire Life will run between March 1 and 31, 2011, with the draw happening the night of March 31.[1]
2009 promotion
2009 winner
The winning ticket was purchased by Faye Lepage of Edmonton, Alberta. She opted for the lump sum of $17 million instead of the annuity of $1 million a year for 25 years and will split the prize with her son, Troy Lepage.[2]
2008 promotion
2008 winner
The winning ticket was purchased by a Burnaby, British Columbia woman, Angela Towle. She opted for the lump sum of $17 million.[3]
2007 promotion
2007 winner
The winning ticket was purchased by Jagtesh and Gurinder Grewal, both of Winnipeg, Manitoba.[4] They split the lump sum payment of $17 million instead of the annuity of $1 million a year for 25 years because there was more than one person claiming the prize.[5]
References
- ^ "How to win $1 million every year for 25 years". Newswire. 2011-03-03. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2011/03/c7704.html. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ Edmonton cook wins $17 million in lottery
- ^ It's a dog's life for Millionaire Life winner
- ^ Who Won The Millionaire For Life Lottery?
- ^ OLG - Millionaire Life Frequently Asked Questions
See also
- Interprovincial Lottery Corporation
- Lotto 6/49
- Lotto Super 7 (replaced by Lotto Max in September 2009)
External links
Categories:- Lotteries in Canada
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