Friday January 9, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC [Posted at 10:26 pm PT]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
The $55,000 million January 9, 2026 draw jackpot has been won by someone who bought a ticket in Ontario.
The winning numbers for the Jan 9, 2026 draw are as follows:
- January 9, 2026 Lotto Max winning numbers are: 09, 21, 26, 31, 34, 36, 43
- Bonus: 46
- Extra numbers for the January 9, 2026 Lotto Max draw are: 2, 4, 40, 75
- The Maxmillion winning number sets are: 1 2 15 23 25 38 49 // 1 12 14 18 25 26 39 // 1 17 26 30 33 37 38 // 3 13 29 33 37 42 49 // 10 23 30 38 41 46 50
Prize breakdown (January 9, 2026 draw):
- One winner of the $55 million jackpot — a ticket purchased in Ontario.
- Two (2) winners with 6/7+ numbers, each winning $401,802.80 — one in Coquitlam and one in the Atlantic region.
- Sixty-two (62) winners across the country with 6/7 numbers, each winning $3,955.30.
Draw timeline:
LottoMax tickets may be purchased up to 7:21 pm (Pacific Time) on draw nights (Tuesdays and Fridays).
The draw takes place at 7:30 pm Pacific Time / 10:30 pm Eastern Time and winning tickets and prize breakdowns are published after that.
About Lotto Max:
Lotto Max tickets are $5 per play. There are three rows of seven numbers on each ticket.
The per-ticket price will go up to $6 per play starting with the April 14, 2026 draw.
Starting April 14, 2026 the Lotto Max jackpot cap will increase from $80 million to $90 million, which BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says is a record-breaking jackpot for a Canadian lottery.
Starting April 14, 2026 Lotto Max will be introducing a new feature offering multiple $100,000 prizes with every draw, based on the jackpot amount. For example, when the jackpot is $10 million, 10 additional $100,000 prizes will be drawn, and so on, up to 90 additional $100,000 prizes when the jackpot hits $90 million.
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