Tickets go on sale Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at the start of daily sales and close at 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, or whenever 500,000 tickets are sold, whichever comes first.

With only a limited number of tickets available and all prizes guaranteed to be won, we anticipate the game will be popular with our customers and sell out.

MERRY MILLIONS is available at OLG retail locations only.  This game is not available on OLG.ca. 

We are looking forward to offering new games for both retail and OLG.ca purchases in the future.

There are a maximum of 500,000 tickets available for the game.

No, ENCORE is not available with MERRY MILLIONS.

Yes, MERRY MILLIONS is available for sale in Ontario only.

MERRY MILLIONS tickets can be purchased by Quick Pick only. To ensure there is only one winning ticket for each prize, each ticket must be unique. If customers were to choose their own numbers, there would always be the possibility that two players could select the same MERRY MILLIONS number, and therefore, have to split a prize.

MERRY MILLIONS prizes range from $1,000 to $1 million. As winning tickets for MERRY MILLIONS will be drawn only from those issued, overall odds of winning any prize are dependent on the number of tickets issued.

Prizes are as follows:

*Calculations are approximate, based on one (1) $20 ticket, and that all available 500,000 selections are issued.  If the total number of tickets sold is less than 500,000, the odds will be better than shown.

The final odds for the three Early Bird prizes will be based on the number of tickets sold before each Early Bird cut-off date.

MERRY MILLIONS is a guaranteed prize draw game with winning tickets drawn only from those issued.

A prize can only be awarded after a winning ticket is presented for validation and approved for payment. While the vast majority of lottery prizes are claimed by customers, there is always some possibility that a winning ticket might not be presented for payment or that the prize claim is not approved.

Yes.  Each ticket is eligible for all Early Bird Draws scheduled to happen after purchase, and for the Main Draw, even if a prize has been won on any Early Bird Draw.  If a ticket wins an Early Bird Prize, the ticket remains eligible for all remaining draws.

However, each ticket is eligible for only one Main Draw prize.

No, MERRY MILLIONS tickets are unique, and therefore no two tickets will have the same numbers. The winning number for each of the MERRY MILLIONS prizes will match only one ticket.

The number of MERRY MILLIONS tickets remaining to purchase, as well as the number of days to the Main Draw, will be displayed on the retail Customer Display Unit.  This will be updated approximately every 60 seconds.

To note, this information regarding tickets remaining is for information purposes only. If there is a discrepancy between the advertised tickets remaining and that which is recorded in the central computer system, the information in the central computer system will govern.

The MERRY MILLIONS draws will be held at OLG’s office in Toronto after 10:30 p.m. ET on each of the following dates:

All tickets purchased before draw close at 10:30 p.m. ET on each Early Bird Draw date are eligible for the applicable Early Bird Draw(s).

Each MERRY MILLIONS ticket will list the draws the ticket is eligible for.

Yes.  Each ticket is eligible for all Early Bird Draws scheduled to happen after purchase, and for the Main Draw, even if a prize has been won on any Early Bird Draw.  If a ticket wins an Early Bird Prize, the ticket remains eligible for all remaining draws.

However, each ticket is eligible for only one Main Draw prize.

MERRY MILLIONS Winning Numbers will be available on OLG.ca.  The Winning Numbers report from the Lottery Terminal will include a QR code to scan, linking to the Winning Numbers page on OLG.ca.

We encourage customers to check their tickets on the OLG app and ticket checker at retail to see if their ticket is a winner. 

MERRY MILLIONS tickets can be validated at retail the day after the first eligible draw as printed on the ticket. 

Customers who have a ticket that is eligible for the Early Bird draw(s) are reminded to keep their ticket to check and validate after the January 9, 2024 main draw.  

All prizes for the Early Bird Draws and the Main Draw must be claimed by the claim dates outlined below:          

Unclaimed prizes from games operated solely by OLG such as MERRY MILLIONS are directed to profits paid to the provincial government to benefit the people of Ontario.

For more information about MERRY MILLIONS, you can chat with us, or call the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098.