Why does it seem like so many Lotto 6/49 jackpot winners are from Ontario and Quebec?
When looking at jackpot winners in the short term, statistical anomalies may occur. A longer term view of jackpot winners provides a more accurate picture. Since BCLC was incorporated in 1985, until the end of fiscal year 2007/08, Ontario and Quebec players have won or shared 67.24 per cent of Lotto 6/49 jackpots. This figure is roughly equivalent to the 66.70 per cent of tickets bought there during this time. Over the same time period, B.C. players won or shared 12.83 per cent of the jackpots and purchased 12.75 per cent of the tickets sold. Every six-number selection sold for each Lotto 6/49 draw has a 1 in 13,983,816 chance of winning the jackpot, regardless of where the ticket was purchased.
