Which Canadian Lotteries Have Extra to Play?

Canadian Lotteries with Extra is a lottery number which you can play along with the main lotto.

For an additional cost, usually $1 per play, the Extra feature gives players a chance to win instant cash prizes, including a top prize of $250,000 (in most regions), regardless of the main lottery draw result.

The Extra is four numbers from 1 to 99, which are randomly generated appear on your ticket and are entered into the Extra prize draw.

How Extra Works?

• When you buy a lottery ticket (e.g., Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49), you can add Extra for $1.
• You receive a unique 7-digit number automatically generated by the system (not chosen by the player).
• If your Extra number matches the number drawn for that night, you win a prize depending on how many digits you match.
• The more digits you match (from right to left), the bigger the prize.
• Each Extra Selection added will cost you $1 and you can add up to 10 Extras to your LOTTO MAX, Lotto 6/49, BC/49 or DAILY GRAND ticket.

How to play Canadian Lotteries with Extra?

When purchasing your LOTTO MAX, Lotto 6/49 or BC/49 or DAILY GRAND ticket, you can add up to 10 Extras before purchase.

You can choose to add the Extra as part of a Lottery Subscription. If you select the Extra as a part of your Lottery Subscription, the Extra numbers will be different and randomly generated for each draw. Learn more about Lottery Subscriptions.

• You can play Extra with the retailer or online.
• Extra can be played online at Canadian official websites or at Play Now.com
• Any lottery ticket you purchase online is saved in your account.
• Any winning lottery ticket purchased online will result in the winning amount being deposited to your online account.
• You can visit the My Tickets page at any time to view the tickets you’ve purchased and to see if you’ve won!

Odds to Win Extra

The odds of winning any prize per $1 play are 1 in 6.5

MATCH	WIN	CHANCES TO WIN PER SELECTION
4/4	$500,000	1:3,764,376
3/4	$1,000	1:9,906
2/4	$10	1:141
1/4	$1	1:6.8

 Canadian Lotteries With Extra

Canadian Province	Canadian Lotteries with Extra
British Columbia (BCLC)	Available with: Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, Daily Grand, BC/49, and Daily 3 Cost: $1 Top Prize: $500,000
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (WCLC)	Available with: Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, Daily Grand, Western 649, and Western Max Cost: $1 Top Prize: $250,000
Ontario (OLG)	Ontario’s version of Extra is called “Encore“ Available with: Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, Daily Grand, Lottario, Ontario 49 Cost: $1 Top Prize: $1,000,000 Encore offers 22 ways to win
Quebec (Loto-Québec)	Available with: Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, Grande Vie, Quebec 49 Cost: $1 Top Prize: $1,000,000 Known for offering some of the highest Extra prizes in Canada
Atlantic Provinces (Atlantic Lottery) – “TAG” and “Atlantic Extra”	Offered with: Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, Daily Grand, Atlantic 49 Cost: $1 Two separate games: TAG (6-digit) and Atlantic Extra (7-digit) Top Prizes: TAG: $100,000 Atlantic Extra: $250,000

You will find Canadian lotteries with Extra to play in many of the Canadian lotteries by WCLC, BCLC, Lotto Quebec and many more.

The main games to play Extra with are Lotto 6/49, BC/49, LOTTO MAX or DAILY GRAND.

Each four-number Extra selection costs $1.00 paid to either an authorized retailer or where applicable. All four-number Extra selections are computer generated.

If Extra is played, the word “YES” will appear beside each selection on a ticket. Each selection will be valid for the Extra draw on the draw date(s) listed on the ticket.

A maximum of 10 Extra selections may be added to a single Eligible Game purchased at an authorized retailer or at online sites.

A maximum of 1 Extra may be added to a single Eligible Game that is available and purchased on Lotto Express, which is a lotto system that enables the sale of lottery tickets through any authorized retailer’s point of sale systems (“Lotto Express”).

Extra is not available for LOTTO MAX, Lotto 6/49, BC/49 and DAILY GRAND Free Plays except at select retail locations. CONSECUTIVE DRAWS 3. Extra can be played in conjunction with consecutive draws of Eligible Game.

In Lotto Quebec EXTRA $1,000,000 Grand prize is available with 4 Quick Play games, for one little extra dollar.

So note that Extra can be played in conjunction with consecutive draws of Eligible Games at:

• Authorized Retailers (excluding Lotto Express): When Extra is purchased through an authorized retailer, the four-number Extra selection(s) remain unchanged for each consecutive draw.
• PlayNow: When Extra is purchased through the PlayNow website, a different four-number Extra selection will be computer-generated for each consecutive draw and applicable for only that corresponding draw.
• Lotto Express: Consecutive draws are not available. DRAW 4. On each draw date for an Eligible Game, BCLC will cause four (4) numbers to be drawn at random from among all numbers from 01 to 99.

Prize Claim for Extra

A valid ticket for a draw bearing a winning selection accompanied with the word “YES” beside the winning selection of such draw is a Winning Ticket.

A Winning Ticket entitles its holder(s) to claim, for each such winning selection

Only one prize per winning selection may be claimed on a Winning Ticket.

For retail players, if a ticket becomes a Winning Ticket and is eligible for an additional draw(s) following the draw date for which a prize is claimed, then such prize will be paid and an exchange ticket will be issued for the remaining eligible draw date(s) and the ticket originally produced will, upon issuance of such exchange ticket, become void.

For online players, if a ticket becomes a Winning Ticket and is eligible for an additional draw(s) following the draw date for which a prize is claimed, then such prize will be paid directly into the associated at their online account and on all subsequent tickets that are part of a consecutive draw, new Extra four-number computer-generated selections will be entered automatically.

Conclusion

Canadian lotteries with Extra is a great way to boost your chances of winning something, even if your main lottery numbers don’t hit.

You can play it automatic (system generated number). Remember that Extra is also known as Encore or TAG at many Canadian lotteries. Always check your Extra number separately after the draw.

Though a great way to play, it is advised to play responsibly within your budget as lotteries are games of chance and not everyone wins,

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