Striking it rich: Sask. lotto winners score big in 2016

On Wednesday, the WCLC released its breakdown of prairie winners who became millionaires this year.

There were 38 winners in Alberta who took home a total of more than $130 million. Manitoba had 11 winners, eight of them from Winnipeg.

Combined, the prizes total more than $218 million.

The two biggest wins of the year went to women from small towns.

In August, Mary Wernicke from Neville, Saskatchewan – population 83 – claimed a record Lotto Max prize worth $60 million.

Before Wernicke’s big win, the record for a lottery jackpot won in the province was $40 million. That Lotto Max ticket was purchased August 2011 in Paradise Hill.

The second biggest prairie win for 2016 happened this month when a woman from Irma, Alta. – population 500 – won a $50-million Lotto Max prize.

STILL ONE MORE MILLIONAIRE

While eight winning tickets were bought in Saskatchewan, one jackpot is still waiting to be claimed.

A lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Saskatoon for the Aug.31 draw won $5 million, but no one has come forward yet.

The winning numbers for that draw were 8, 10, 17, 36, 39 and 44.

The winner – or winners – have one year from the draw date to claim the prize.

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Striking it rich: Sask. lotto winners score big in 2016

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