How to Play Lotto Max – Rules, Odds & Prizes
Lotto Max $6 buys four selections: one you can pick yourself plus three quick picks — 7 numbers from 1–52. Draws take place every Tuesday and Friday at about 10:30 PM ET. The odds of the top prize are 1 in 33,446,140 (per $6 play), and about 1 in 5.8 of winning any prize.
Playing Lotto Max, step by step
- Buy a ticket — at any lottery retailer in the game's region, or online through your provincial lottery site (PlayNow.com in BC, for example). $6 buys four selections: one you can pick yourself plus three quick picks.
- Pick your numbers — choose 7 numbers from 1 to 52, or take a Quick Pick and let the terminal choose randomly. Both have identical odds.
- Consider the add-on — most regions offer one (Extra in BC, EXTRA in Western Canada, TAG in Atlantic Canada) for an extra $1, drawn the same night.
- Keep your ticket safe — sign the back. Draws take place every Tuesday and Friday at about 10:30 PM ET; sales cut off shortly before the draw.
- Check the results — numbers appear on our Lotto Max page within minutes, or run every line through the ticket checker with the actual payouts of your draw.
What makes Lotto Max different
MAXPLUS: $100,000 prizes drawn every draw — 10 of them at a $10M jackpot, scaling to 90 at the $90M cap. Your selections are automatically entered.
Odds: top prize 1 in 33,446,140 (per $6 play); any prize about 1 in 5.8. Compare every Canadian game on our odds comparison.
Prize tiers — with the actual payouts of the latest draw
| Match | Winners (Jul 28) | Prize paid |
|---|---|---|
| 7/7 | 0 | $10,000,000.00 |
| 6/7+Bonus | 0 | $102,427.00 |
| 6/7 | 38 | $2,746.40 |
| 5/7+Bonus | 91 | $745.30 |
| 5/7 | 1,866 | $81.60 |
| 4/7+Bonus | 3,125 | $40.60 |
| 4/7 | 42,425 | $20.00 |
| 3/7+Bonus | 42,814 | $20.00 |
| 3/7 | 425,840 | $6.00 |
Many tiers are pari-mutuel — a share of sales split among winners — so amounts change every draw. The table shows the real payouts of the July 28, 2026 draw; see any draw's exact figures in the archive.
Claiming a prize
- Minimum age — 18 in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Québec; 19 in British Columbia and Atlantic Canada.
- Winnings are tax-free — Canadian lottery prizes are paid in full; only future investment income on them is taxable.
- Expiry — prizes generally expire 12 months after the draw date. Old ticket in a drawer? Check it against every stored draw.
- Validate officially — small prizes at any retailer; large prizes through your regional lottery corporation, and the steps differ by province: see how to claim a prize. Our results are unofficial — always validate before discarding a ticket.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the Lotto Max draw?
Lotto Max draws every Tuesday and Friday at approximately 10:30 PM Eastern Time. Winning numbers are published within minutes of the draw; sales cut off shortly before the draw and the exact cut-off varies by province.
What are the odds of winning Lotto Max?
The top prize odds are 1 in 33,446,140 (per $6 play) and the odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 5.8. No strategy, pattern or "hot number" changes these odds — every combination is equally likely in every draw.
Is Quick Pick better than choosing my own numbers?
Statistically they are identical — every combination has the same probability. The only practical difference: popular hand-picked combinations (dates, sequences) are shared by more players, so a pari-mutuel prize could be split more ways.