Millionaire Life

Canadian lottery game

Millionaire Life logo

Millionaire Life was a national promotional lottery game that offered a top prize of $1 million a year for 25 years, four prizes of $1 million and 20 prizes of $100,000. It has been run four times across Canada between 2007 and 2011.

## Organization

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The Millionaire Life promotional lottery game is administered by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, an alliance of the five regional (some provincial) lottery corporations that cover all of Canada.

## 2007 promotion

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The winning ticket was purchased by Jagtesh and Gurinder Grewal, both of Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] They split the lump sum payment of $17 million instead of the annuity of $1 million a year for 25 years because there was more than one person claiming the prize.[2]

## 2008 promotion

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The winning ticket was purchased by a Burnaby, British Columbia woman, Angela Towle. She opted for the lump sum of $17 million.[3]

## 2009 promotion

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The winning ticket was purchased by Faye Lepage of Edmonton, Alberta. She opted for the lump sum of $17 million.

## 2011 promotion

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Millionaire Life ran from March 1 to 31, 2011, with the draw happening the night of March 31.[4] The winning ticket was purchased in Quebec.[5]

## Future

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Millionaire Life did not run in 2012. Ending the Millionaire Life lottery being replaced by the Daily Grand.[6]

## See also

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* Interprovincial Lottery Corporation
* Lotto 6/49
* Lotto Super 7 (replaced by Lotto Max in September 2009)

## References

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1. ^ Who Won The Millionaire For Life Lottery?[dead link‍]
2. ^ "OLG - Millionaire Life Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
3. ^ It's a dog's life for Millionaire Life winner Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "How to win $1 million every year for 25 years". Newswire. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
5. ^ "MILLIONAIRE LIFE 2011 Winning Numbers". Western Canada Lottery Corporation. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
6. ^ "Millionaire Life". Western Canada Lottery Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

## External links

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* ALC - Millionaire Life 2009 Winning Numbers and Prize Payout