Mega Dice Lotto

Have you been to Ontario in Canada where the Niagara River water roars over the edge of Horseshoe Falls and plummets to a violent pool some 13 stories below! Ontario is as big as France and Spain combined and most of that land area is in the province’s sparsely populated northern regions.

Other than this scenic beauty Ontario’s lotteries do attract the Lotto players too!

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation( OLG) came into existence in 2006. It is responsible for the province’s lotteries, charity and Aboriginal casinos, commercial casinos, and slot machines at horse-racing tracks. OLG’s prize centre is located in Toronto.

As part of modernization efforts OLG also has introduced lately iGaming. Besides Lotto 649 and Lotto Max and Ontario 49 and other lotteries they also have a daily lotto game called the Mega Dice Lotto,

Mega Dice Lotto is an Ontario-exclusive lottery game offered by the OLG. Each $2 ticket provides two chances to win: an Instant Win dice game and a nightly lottery draw.

Mega Dice Lotto

• Mega Dice Lotto has two chances to win with one ticket – an instant win dice game and a traditional six-number matching lotto draw.
• Roll seven one’s to win the top instant prize of $7,500.
• Win up to $100,000 on the lotto draw.
• Available in Ontario only.
• $2 per play.
• Quick Pick play only.
• Each play randomly generates a Roll of dice (seven six-sided dice) and six numbers.
• Your dice are rolled onto the customer display screen for you to view.
• Six winning numbers and a bonus number are drawn nightly. Win by matching three or more numbers.
• Overall prize payout is 59.9%.
• Draws are held daily. Tickets are sold daily until 10:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
• ENCORE and Advance Play are not available.

How to Play Mega Dice Lotto

• To play Mega Dice Lottery all you have to do is purchase the lottery ticket at your nearest lottery retail store. Note that is is available only at authorized OLG retailers in Ontario.
• Upon purchase, seven virtual dice roll on the retailer’s display. Winning combinations yield instant prizes. This means your dice are rolled onto the customer display screen for you to view.
• For the nightly draw, each ticket includes six randomly selected numbers (Quick Pick) from 1 to 39 for the nightly draw. This means you also have a second chance to win with the night draw all just for $2.
• This lotto is Quick Pick play only.
• Nightly draws take place every night at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
• ENCORE and Advance Play are not available. 
• The draw for MegaDice lotto is a traditional lottery ball draw.
• You must pay your retailer before your ticket can be printed.

The Mega Dice Ticket

Some facts to know about Mega Dice Ticket

• The time the ticket was printed will be at the top of every Mega Dice Lotto ticket. The time on the ticket will match the time on the customer display screen at the time of printing.
• The instant win message indicates if the ticket is a winner or a non-winner of an instant prize.
• Dice will be printed on the ticket in the same order they are rolled on the customer display screen.
• Mega Dice Lotto tickets consist of some new features not seen on tickets from other lotto games.

The Prize Structure

Along with the instant win game with an animated roll of the dice plus a nightly six-number lotto draw, the instant and lotto portions of the game have their own distinct prize structure.

Each $2 Quick Pick randomly generates one animated roll of a set of seven six-sided dice. If the roll results in a winning combination as per the prize structure, the player instantly wins the corresponding prize.

Players can win up to $7,500 on the instant portion. Each $2 Quick Pick also gives players an additional chance to win in the nightly lotto draw if the six numbers (1 through 39) printed on their ticket match the numbers drawn nightly as per the prize structure.

The top prize for the nightly draw is $100,000.

Instant Win Prize Structure

Top Prize: $7,500 for rolling seven ones.

Other Prizes:

• 7 of a kind (2s–6s): $1,500
• 6 of a kind: $100
• 4 of a kind + 3 of a kind: $25
• 5 of a kind: $10
• 3 of a kind + 3 of a kind: $5
• 3 of a kind + 2 pairs: $4
• Straight: $3
• 4 of a kind: $2

Nightly Draw Prize Structure

Top Prize: $100,000 for matching all six numbers.

Other Prizes:

• 5 numbers + bonus: $5,000
• 5 numbers: $250
• 4 numbers: $15
• 3 numbers: $3

Odds of Winning Mega Dice Lotto

• Approximately 1 in 4.3 for any Instant win.
• Approximately 1 in 27.8 for any Nightly draw prize.

Validity of the Dice

Your roll of the dice is valid only for the instant portion of the Mega Dice Lotto game. If your roll matches a winning combination, you’ll win the corresponding prize as per the prize structure.

• Players can only win in one instant prize category per roll as per the prize structure. For the draw portion of the game, players will match the six numbers printed on their ticket with the numbers drawn nightly.
• If you match the correct amount of numbers for one of the draw prize categories, you win the corresponding prize as per the prize structure. Players can only win in one Lotto prize category per draw.

How to redeem your Mega Dice Lotto Tickets

• Players with tickets that have won instant prizes have the option to redeem their instant prize immediately or wait until after that night’s draw.
• If an instant prize is redeemed prior to the nightly draw, the retailer will provide the player with an Exchange Ticket that is valid for the nightly draw. The Exchange Ticket indicates that the instant prize has already been paid.
• If an instant prize is redeemed after the draw has been held, instant win and draw prizes will be automatically combined and paid to the player.
• Standard OLG retailer encashment limits apply.

How to Claim the Prize

• Instant Wins: Can be claimed immediately at the retailer. If claimed before the nightly draw, you’ll receive an exchange ticket for the draw.
• Draw Prizes: Check results online, via the OLG app, or at retailers. Prizes up to $999 can be claimed at retailers; larger amounts require contacting OLG directly.
• Validity: All prizes must be claimed within 12 months of the draw date.

You need to remember that you must be at least 18 years old to play Mega Dice Lotto. Tickets are only sold at physical retailers in Ontario; online purchases are not available. ALso it is Quick Pick only; no ENCORE or Advance Play options are available on this Canadian lottery game.

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