DAILY GRAND
DAILY GRAND is a national lottery game, offering players the chance to win $1,000 a day for life and a second prize of $25,000 a year for life. Choose five numbers from a field of 1 to 49 and choose a GRAND NUMBER from a separate field of 1 to 7. DAILY GRAND costs $3 per play and draws take place on Monday and Thursday evenings.
DAILY GRAND costs $3 per selection.
DAILY GRAND draws are held every Monday and Thursday. Tickets can be purchased until 10:30 p.m. eastern time the night of a draw.
The top prize for DAILY GRAND is $1,000 a day for life and the second prize is $25,000 a year for life. There are also a number of other prizes ranging from $1,000 to a Free Play.
The full prize structure for DAILY GRAND is:
| Winning Selection | Prize | Prize Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 5/5 + 1/1 | Annuity of $1,000 a day* for life or a single lump sum cash payment of $7,000,000 | Shared single lump sum cash payment if more than one winning selection |
| 5/5 + 0/1 | Annuity of $25,000 a year for life or a single lump sum cash payment of $500,000 | Shared single lump sum cash payment if more than one winning selection |
| 4/5 + 1/1 | $1,000 | Fixed |
| 4/5 + 0/1 | $500 | Fixed |
| 3/5 + 1/1 | $100 | Fixed |
| 3/5 + 0/1 | $20 | Fixed |
| 2/5 + 1/1 | $10 | Fixed |
| 1/5 + 1/1 | $4 | Fixed |
| 0/5 + 1/1 | Free Play | Fixed |
* Payable at intervals determined by ILC at its sole discretion.
A winning set of numbers for a DAILY GRAND draw entitles a winner to a prize in only one of the above prize categories.
Yes, a winner may choose a lump sum payment instead of an annuity. The lump sum payment for the top prize is $7 million. The lump sum payment for the second prize is $500,000.
There are two fields of numbers for DAILY GRAND. The five main numbers are chosen from a field of 1 to 49 and one GRAND NUMBER is chosen from a field of 1 to 7.
The winning GRAND NUMBER is chosen from a field of 1 to 7 in addition to the five main DAILY GRAND winning numbers. When a player matches the GRAND NUMBER as well as any of the main numbers they win the corresponding prize. There is even a prize for matching only the GRAND NUMBER! A player must match all five main numbers and the GRAND NUMBER to win the DAILY GRAND top prize. The GRAND NUMBER selection on your ticket is listed with a “GN” beside it.
Yes. If one or more of the five main numbers is from 1 to 7, it’s possible that the same number could also be drawn as the GRAND NUMBER.
No. The five main numbers can only be matched to the five main numbers on a DAILY GRAND ticket and the GRAND NUMBER can only be matched to the GRAND NUMBER on the ticket.
Yes. Quick Pick is available for DAILY GRAND.
Yes. When using QUICK PICK to play DAILY GRAND you can have up to 10 selections on your ticket. If you choose your own numbers, you can have up to four selections on your ticket.
Yes. You can purchase up to 26 draws in advance with DAILY GRAND.
Yes. You can add ENCORE to your DAILY GRAND ticket for $1 per play.
Yes, you can purchase a 7-selection Combination Play for DAILY GRAND for $21. Choose your five main numbers from 1 to 49 and seven selections will be generated by combining your five main numbers with each possible GRAND NUMBER from 1 to 7. Since matching a GRAND NUMBER always wins at least a Free Play, a Combination Play is guaranteed to win.
Yes. DAILY GRAND is available for purchase here.
Yes. You can buy a QUICKPICK PACK that includes one (1) DAILY GRAND play, two (2) LOTTO 6/49 plays and (1) ENCORE (LOTTO 6/49) play for a total price of $10.
The annuity prizes for DAILY GRAND are intended as true “for life” prizes, lasting for the entire life of the winner. There is no set maximum on the length of the payments.
Yes. There are times when a top prize or second prize winner may have to take the cash option instead of the annuity. These include situations such as: the winner is not a resident of Canada, the winning ticket is owned by more than one person or there are multiple winning tickets for an annuity prize.
The annuity option won’t be available to multiple winners. Instead, the winning selections equally share the cash prize, $7 million for the top prize category and $500,000 for the second prize category. For example, if there are two winning selections in the top category, each will be entitled to $3.5 million. If there are two winning selections in the second category, each will be entitled to $250,000.
Claimants will have 60 days from the time they present their prize claim to decide whether to choose the annuity or single payment option. We encourage those claimants to seek independent financial advice to help make that decision. DAILY GRAND winners have one year from the draw date to claim their prize.
DAILY GRAND draws are held every Monday and Thursday and are conducted using Random Number Generator (RNG) technology that has been independently tested and certified by an internationally recognized and accredited tester.
The ILC RNG system uses a proprietary algorithm to generate random numbers. The RNG used is independently tested and certified for its effectiveness in generating random results and its integrity. A number of checks and balances are performed to ensure draw security and are witnessed by external auditors (Grant Thornton LLP). An additional external auditor performs a parallel draw from a separate geographical location (Deloitte).
Gaming Laboratories International, LLC (GLI) reviewed and tested the Random Number Generation (RNG) software that is used to conduct the RNG components of the LOTTO 6/49, LOTTO MAX and DAILY GRAND games and certifies that the RNG software exhibits random behavior and is suitable for the application of the lottery draws stated.
A number of checks and balances are performed to ensure draw security and are witnessed (Grant Thornton LLP) and verified (Deloitte), by two external auditors, located in two separate geographical locations.
Gaming Laboratories International, LLC (GLI) reviewed and tested the RNG software that is used to conduct components of LOTTO 6/49, LOTTO MAX and DAILY GRAND draws. GLI certifies that the RNG software exhibits random behavior.
Animated videos depicting the draw results for LOTTO MAX, LOTTO 6/49 and DAILY GRAND are available to watch on OLG.ca after the draw takes place.
These new videos are in a different format than the previous draw videos. In the past OLG would add the ENCORE draw results to the video once received from ILC. With this new format, we are unable to edit the video without having the ENCORE results appear out of place. Customers can still watch ENCORE draw videos and see ENCORE results by visiting the ENCORE page of OLG.ca.