Daily Grand

Daily Grand is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games, alongside Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max. Draws will be held on Monday and Thursday nights; sales began on October 18, 2016; the first draw will occur on October 20, 2016.^[1] The game will not be launched in Atlantic Canada until 2017.^[2][1]

Winning numbers will be chosen from five of 49 main numbers, and a "Grand Number" from 1 to 7. The Grand Number can also be used to match numbers from the five main numbers. A single board will cost $3, and the game's top prize will be an annuity of $1,000 a day (with a $7,000,000 lump sum option).^[2]

Prize structure

A lump sum option is available on the top two prizes, and is the only option if there are multiple winners. The annuity will last for the remainder of the winner's life, with a guaranteed period of 20 years (a beneficiary is chosen to receive the remainder of the 20-year minimum balance if the winner dies before the 20 years passes).^[2]

Promotion

As part of a promotional effort for Daily Grand, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation announced a contest in which entrants would be asked how they would use the grand prize. The winners were to receive $1,000 prizes, and have to film themselves using the money.^[1]

See also

• Powerball, a U.S. lottery game with a similar structure
• PayDay, an earlier Canadian lottery game that had an annuity prize as an option.

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