$16 million lottery ticket was won in this Ontario city

Dreams are about to come true for someone in Peterborough as a $16 million LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot was won in Saturday night’s draw.

The life-changing $16 million Gold Ball Jackpot was won with a ticket purchased in Peterborough. The ticket for the LOTTO 6/49 second prize worth $170,806.50 was also won with a ticket purchased in the Parry Sound/Nipissing area.

LOTTO 6/49 offers players a chance to win two multi-million dollar jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday, for the same $3 per play.

The Classic Draw offers a fixed $5 million jackpot for every draw, while the Gold Ball Draw guarantees a $1 million prize, or the growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can exceed $60 million.