Upcoming group plays
Updated December 20, 2024.
Last membership email sent December 19, 2024.
Five upcoming group plays with jackpots totaling $521 million
Lotto 649 Subscription
Next group play – December 21 draw
Group AS33 bought 100 tickets for the December 21 Lotto 649 draw. The Gold Ball jackpot is $50 million plus a $5 million Classic jackpot. The subscription groups plan to buy at least 100 tickets for every draw. Each share can win $0.7 million.
Open Group
Group AS33, 71 shares, $403
Lotto Max Subscription
Next group play – December 20 draw
Group MS32 bought 60 tickets for the December 20 Lotto Max draw. The jackpot is a minimum $20 million. The subscription groups plan to buy at least 60 tickets for every draw.
Open Group
Group MS32, 62 shares, $395
Lotto 649
Next group play – December 21 draw
Group A18 launched to buy tickets for the December 21 Lotto 649 draw. The Gold Ball jackpot is $50 million plus a $5 million Classic jackpot. The Lotto 649 groups plan to buy 1,060 tickets for the December 21 draw.
The $48 million Gold Ball jackpot for the December 18 draw was not won and is $50 million plus a $5 million Classic jackpot for the December 21 draw. The Lotto 649 Classic jackpot was won – one winning ticket sold in Ontario. There is a 10% chance the Gold Ball jackpot will be won in the next draw. Ticket sales of $15.9 million were 1% higher than average and 1% lower than the previous draw. The expected value was above average at 68%. The Gold Ball jackpot was under funded from sales by $10.7 million.
There is a 10% chance the ultimate Lotto 649 draw will occur on January 22 with a Gold Ball jackpot of $68 million guaranteed to be won by a single ticket.
The $68 million Gold Ball jackpot for the September 27, 2023 draw was won – one winning ticket sold in Ontario. Ticket sales of $43 million set a new record high and were 163% higher than average and 57% higher than the previous draw. The expected value was well above average and a record high of 190%. The Gold Ball jackpot was over funded from sales by $10.5 million.
Open Groups
Group A18, 100 shares, $2,000
Group A16, 156 shares, $122
Group A15, 139 shares, $46
Group A14, 109 shares, $12
Group A12, 120 shares, $6
Group A11, 240 shares, $3
Closed Group
Group A17, 100 shares, $761
Mega Millions and Powerball
Next group play – December 24 draw
Group U31 plans to buy 20 Mega Millions tickets for the December 24 draw. The jackpot is an estimated U$429 million for the December 24 draw after 29 rolls – position 18 in the list of the largest US jackpots. Each share can win C$4 million after taxes.
The Powerball jackpot is an estimated U$41 million for the December 21 draw after 5 rolls.
The U groups plan to buy tickets whenever the Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is large enough for each share to win at least C$2 million after taxes.
The Powerball jackpot reached U$230.5 million for the October 23 draw after 27 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in Georgia. The jackpot reached position 55 in the list of the largest US jackpots.
The Mega Millions jackpot reached U$404.2 million for the September 10 draw after 27 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in Texas. The jackpot reached position 20 in the list of the largest US jackpots.
The Powerball jackpot reached U$621 million for the April 6 draw after 40 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in Oregon. The jackpot reached position 9 in the list of the largest US jackpots.
The Mega Millions jackpot reached U$538 million for the March 26 draw after 30 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in New Jersey. The jackpot reached position 11 in the list of the largest US jackpots.
Open Group
Group U31, 107 shares, $1,310
UK Lotto
Next group play – December 25 draw
Group S25 plans to buy around 595 tickets for the December 25 UK Lotto roll down jackpot bonus draw. The bonus jackpot is £15 million (C$26.7 million). The cost to join is $40 per share since the group has more money than it initially started with.
The £15 million bonus jackpot for the November 9 UK Lotto draw was not won and the money rolled down to the lower tier prizes. Group S25 won £381 and 21 free tickets for a total value of £423 (C$761). Group S25 won 35% more than it spent. The expected value for the draw was 103%.
The £15 million bonus jackpot for the September 7 UK Lotto draw was not won and the money rolled down to the lower tier prizes. Group S24 won £85 and 17 free tickets for a total value of £119 (C$208).
The £15 million bonus jackpot for the August 3 UK Lotto draw was not won and the money rolled down to the lower tier prizes. The S groups won £406 and 44 free tickets for a total value of £494 (C$883).
The £12.6 million jackpot for the May 8 UK Lotto draw was not won and the money rolled down to the lower tier prizes. The S groups won £95 and 19 free tickets for a total value of £133 (C$213).
Open Group
Group S25, 87 shares, £1,061
Euro Millions and Eurojackpot
Next possible group play – January 21 draw
The Euro Millions jackpot is an estimated C$38 for the December 24 draw after 1 roll.
The Eurojackpot is an estimated C$36 million for the December 24 draw after 2 rolls.
The E groups plan to buy tickets whenever the jackpot is large enough for each share to win at least C$2 million for Euro Millions or at least C$1.5 million for Eurojackpot.
The Eurojackpot reached the cap of C$178 million for the December 6 draw after 17 rolls and was won – two winning tickets sold in Germany. The jackpot was capped a record seven consecutive draws.
The Euro Millions jackpot reached C$311 million for the November 26 draw after 14 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in United Kingdom.
The Euro Millions jackpot reached C$243 million for the October 4 draw after 7 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in Spain.
The Euro Millions jackpot reached C$323 million for the June 25 draw after 11 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in Portugal.
The Euro Millions jackpot reached C$255 million for the April 30 draw after 12 rolls and was won – one winning ticket sold in France.
Open Group
Group E12, 97 shares, £122.50
Lotto Max
Next possible group play – January 28 draw
The $20 million Lotto Max jackpot for the December 20 draw was won – one winning ticket sold in Ontario. Sales of $21.2 million were 23% lower than average and 17% higher than the previous draw. There was a 88% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 11% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 1% chance of 2 or more winning tickets. The expected value was below average at 31%. The jackpot was under funded from sales by $2.8 million.
Open Groups
Group M32, 123 shares, $620
Group M31, 119 shares, $100
Group M30, 119 shares, $10
Group M28, 112 shares, $25