Verified $80M Lotto Max wins
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All four wins fall between September 17, 2024 and December 30, 2025 — the $80M cap era.
Every $80M Lotto Max win
1st-ever $80M
$80 million
Sep 17, 2024
Stephanie Cantwell, Bryan Cantwell, Bernard Morissette
Owen Sound (ON) + Outaouais region (QC)
Split across 2 winning tickets
2
4
11
16
25
29
47
34
+ 24 MaxMillions prizes also drawn
2nd-ever $80M
$80 million
Dec 3, 2024
Jean Lamontagne (QC winner — AB winner undisclosed)
Montréal (QC); undisclosed (AB)
Split across 2 winning tickets
9
14
21
26
29
32
41
47
+ 29 MaxMillions prizes also drawn
Record single individual
$80 million
May 9, 2025
Justin Simporios
Surrey
Single winning ticket
6
10
16
17
30
38
48
25
Retailer: Walmart Supercentre Central City, Surrey (King George Boulevard)
Largest payout to date
$80 million
Dec 30, 2025
Greg S. and Krys P.
London
Single winning ticket
5
21
32
38
43
44
45
49
+ 19 MaxMillions prizes also drawn
The first-ever $80 million Lotto Max
On September 10, 2024, the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation raised the Lotto Max jackpot cap from $70 million to $80 million. The first draw to reach the new cap came just one week later, on September 17, 2024 — and it was won.
Two winning tickets split the prize at $40 million each. In Ontario, Stephanie and Bryan Cantwell of Owen Sound — riding motorcycles past a dream property each summer — had purchased their winning ticket while visiting Iroquois Falls for a family event for the prior August 20 draw. The ticket didn't win that draw, but it matched the September 17 numbers. In Quebec, Bernard Morissette, a retired gym teacher in his 80s from the Outaouais region, almost missed the deadline — he remembered around 9 p.m. that he hadn't bought his weekly ticket and purchased it online with his usual numbers (his grandchildren's birthdays) minutes before cutoff.
The second $80M — Lamontagne's pizza party
Just over two months later, on December 3, 2024, the jackpot rolled to $80M again and was split between Quebec and Alberta. Jean Lamontagne, a 60-year-old Montreal factory worker, was at work when he checked his ticket on the Loto-Québec app. He told his bosses first that he was retiring earlier than planned, then returned a few days later with a pizza lunch to say farewell to his colleagues. The Alberta co-winner chose to remain undisclosed.
The record single-individual win
On May 9, 2025, Justin Simporios, a 35-year-old logistics-company worker from Surrey, B.C., became the largest single-individual Canadian lottery jackpot winner on record at the time of his win, per BCLC. The full $80M went to a single ticket — a Quick Pick he had bought spontaneously while picking up burger buns at the Walmart Supercentre Central City on King George Boulevard. He found out around 10:30 p.m. when he saw on the news that the winning ticket had been sold in Surrey, then manually checked his ticket. He resigned from his job before the BCLC press conference on May 15, 2025.
The largest Canadian lottery payout to date
The fourth $80M Lotto Max win — and the most recent under the $80M cap — came on December 30, 2025, just over two weeks before the $90M cap raise. The winners are two longtime friends who immigrated from Europe to London, Ontario in the 1990s and met in an English-as-a-second-language class. OLG identifies them only as "Greg S." and "Krys P." per their privacy preference. Their total payout was $80,403,285.40 — the $80M jackpot plus a $403,285.40 second prize from the combination play option, exceeding the May 2025 single-individual record by over $400,000 in total prize money.
$80M wins by province
Across the four $80M wins, every region except the Atlantic provinces has had at least one winning ticket sold or shared:
- Ontario: 3 wins (Owen Sound 2024 share, London 2025, plus ON ticket purchases for cross-province residents)
- Quebec: 2 wins (Outaouais 2024 share, Montreal 2024 share)
- British Columbia: 1 win (Surrey 2025 — record single individual)
- Alberta: 1 win (December 2024 share, winner undisclosed)
After the $80M era — what changed on April 14, 2026
The $80M cap era ended on April 14, 2026 with a significant rule overhaul:
- Jackpot cap raised from $80M to $90M
- Number matrix expanded from 7/50 to 7/52
- Ticket price up from $5 to $6, but tickets now include four lines of seven numbers (was three)
- New "MaxPlus" $100,000 prizes added on every draw — one for every $1 million in the jackpot, up to 90 prizes at the cap
Wins at the $90M level will be tracked on a future /lotto-max/90-million-jackpot page once the first $90M jackpot is reached and won.
Frequently asked questions
When was the first-ever $80 million Lotto Max jackpot won?
The first-ever $80 million Lotto Max draw took place on September 17, 2024 — just one week after the jackpot cap was raised from $70M to $80M on September 10, 2024. The jackpot was split between two winning tickets: an Ontario couple from Owen Sound (Stephanie and Bryan Cantwell) and a retired gym teacher from Quebec's Outaouais region (Bernard Morissette). Each winner received $40 million.
Who is the biggest single Lotto Max winner in Canadian history?
Justin Simporios, a 35-year-old logistics-company worker from Surrey, BC, won the full $80 million from the May 9, 2025 Lotto Max draw on a single ticket. BCLC describes this as the biggest lottery jackpot ever awarded to a single person in Canada (at the time of his win). He bought the Quick Pick ticket at Walmart Supercentre Central City on King George Boulevard, Surrey.
How many $80M Lotto Max jackpots have been won?
Four, all between September 2024 and December 2025. In chronological order: (1) September 17, 2024 — split between Cantwells (ON) and Morissette (QC); (2) December 3, 2024 — split between Jean Lamontagne (Montreal QC) and an undisclosed Alberta winner; (3) May 9, 2025 — Justin Simporios (Surrey BC) single; (4) December 30, 2025 — Greg S. + Krys P. (London ON) syndicate of two friends.
What was the largest Lotto Max payout in Canadian history?
The December 30, 2025 draw produced a total payout of $80,403,285.40 — the $80M jackpot plus a $403,285.40 second prize from the combination play option. Two longtime friends in London, Ontario (identified by OLG as "Greg S." and "Krys P.") shared the ticket. Their combined payout exceeded the previous single-individual record by over $400,000 in total prize money.
How many MaxMillions are added when the jackpot reaches $80 million?
The number varies by ticket sales. At the first-ever $80M draw (September 17, 2024), 24 MaxMillions prizes were available. The December 3, 2024 $80M draw had 29 MaxMillions. Each MaxMillions prize is worth $1 million, with the number growing as more rollovers occur and ticket sales climb in the lead-up to the draw.
What happens to the $80M jackpot now that the cap is $90M?
After April 14, 2026, the Lotto Max maximum jackpot is $90 million. Wins at the $80M level are no longer "cap" wins — they are now rollover-tier wins on the way up to $90M. The four historic $80M wins documented on this page were the only ones that occurred while $80M was the official maximum.
Is the $80 million Lotto Max prize taxed in Canada?
No. Canadian lottery winnings, including the $80 million Lotto Max jackpot, are not subject to income tax. Winners receive the full advertised amount tax-free. Any investment income subsequently earned on those winnings (interest, dividends, capital gains) is taxable under normal tax rules.
Why was the $80M Lotto Max cap raised to $90M?
The Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, which administers Lotto Max, announced the change to create even bigger jackpots and more prize tiers. The April 14, 2026 update also expanded the number pool from 50 to 52, raised the ticket price from $5 to $6 (with one extra line of numbers per ticket), and introduced new MaxPlus $100,000 prizes drawn on every ticket based on jackpot size.
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About this data: All four $80M wins on this page are verified against an official operator press release (OLG, BCLC, or Loto-Québec) AND a national news source (CBC, CTV, or Global News). Winning numbers are cross-validated against the official WCLC since-inception archive. Winner names appear only where publicly disclosed by the operator at an arranged press event or in an official release.