Daily Grand gives Canadians chance to win $1,000 a day for life

Daily Grand is a new lottery to play at Canada where you get a chance to win $1,000 a day for life! Also you can win second prize of $25,000 a year for life. You choose five numbers from a field of 49 and also choose a Grand Numbers from a separate field of 1 to 7. Daily Grand costs $3 per play and there are two draws a week, on Monday and Thursday evenings.

How to play Daily Grand?

There are three ways to play Daily Grand lottery by quick pick, pick your own and using encore.

Quick Pick Method

• In this method simply ask your lottery retailer for a Quick Pick OR check the Quick Pick box on a Daily Grand Selection Slip and the lottery terminal will randomly choose your five Main Numbers from 1 to 49 and one Grand Number from 1 to 7.
• The Grand Number is displayed on your ticket beside the letters ‘GN’.
• If you want to play for more than one draw in advance, tell your lottery retailer the number of draws or use a Selection Slip and mark the number of draws in the Advance Play box.
• Five Main Numbers plus one Grand Number are drawn for Daily Grand. Match the numbers drawn to win.
• If you’d like to play Encore, let your retailer know before the ticket is printed. Each Encore play costs $1.

Pick Your Own

• With pick your own take the Daily Grand Selection Slip, mark the five Main Numbers from 1 to 49 and one Grand Number from 1 to 7 that you want to play. Use one of the four regular boards.
• The Grand Number is displayed on your ticket beside the letters ‘GN’.
• You can play up to four times per Selection Slip. If you want to play for more than one draw, mark the number of draws in the Advance Play box.
• Five Main Numbers plus one Grand Number are drawn for the Daily Grand Draw. Match the numbers drawn to win.
• If you’d like to play Encore, let your retailer know before the ticket is printed. Each Encore play costs $1.

Play with Encore

• Encore is actually a bonus type game. For only $1, Encore is a bonus game that offers a chance to win $1 million. And with 22 ways to win and prizes starting at $2, there are a million reasons to say ‘yes’ to Encore.
• Just ask your lottery retailer to include Encore on Quick Picks with your host game. Or mark how many Encore you want to play (1-10) on your Selection Slip.
• Cash prizes for matching left to right, right to left, or a combination of both. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 9.17.
• Encore is available only in Ontario.

You can play with Combination Plus too

With Combination plus you can play five-number Combination Play with Combo 5 on Daily Grand. Combo 5 costs $21 per draw.

• On a Daily Grand Selection Slip mark the “Play Combo 5 for $21” box in the Combo section.  Also mark five Main Numbers from 1 to 49. Seven selections will be generated by combining your 5 Main Numbers with each Grand Number from 1 to 7.
• If you want to play for more than one draw, mark the number of draws in the Advance Play box.
• Match the numbers drawn to win. Five Main Number and one Grand Number are drawn for Daily Grand.
• If you’d like to play Encore, mark the number of Encore plays you would like to add to your ticket. Each Encore play costs $1.
• With Combination Play, every ticket wins, guaranteed! Multiple numbers give you multiple chances of winning. You can also win multiple prizes.

Apart from the retailer you can buy Daily Grand lottery ticket online at Play Now website

When are the Daily Grand Lottery draws held?

Draws are held every Monday and Thursday. Daily Grand tickets are sold up to 10:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on draw nights.

Daily Grand draws are made with a computerized draw system that uses a random number generator (RNG). The draws are secure and as unpredictable as draws made by a ball-drop. Regardless of the draw method, all lottery draws are audited both internally and externally. There are a number of checks and balances that are overseen by third-party experts. These include on-site auditors for draws and third-party certification experts who verify the equipment used. RNG machines are kept inside a safe in a controlled room. Draw machines have no external ports or drives that would allow new software to be introduced. Draw machines are designed to signal any modification to any component of the system that has an influence on the outcome. Daily Grand winning tickets purchased in Ontario can be redeemed only in Ontario.

Prize Structure at Daily Grand

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:

* 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. Prizes must be claimed within one year following the draw date.

How to claim the prize

First and foremost you need to sign your winning ticket. Then take your signed ticket to the retailer for prize verification on a lottery terminal if you have won

Also you will see a winning message on the Customer Display Screen and hear a winning message play from the lottery terminal.

For Lotto tickets, your winning prize amount will be printed (or ‘branded’) on the front, left-hand side of your original ticket.

If the retailer can pay your prize, he or she will tear through the bar code of your paid-out ticket, and return the validated ticket to you along with the corresponding Customer Receipt.

If a retailer is unable to validate your ticket because it is damaged you must mail it to the Prize Centre to determine if the ticket has won a prize.

• Your retailer will pay your prize amount in cash. Every retailer can pay up to (and including) $50. Retailers have the option to pay up to $999.90 (as long as they have the cash available).
• For the top prize, instead of an annuity payment, you may choose a single lump sum total of $7 million. For the second prize of $25,000 a year for life, the winner may choose a single lump sum total of $500,000.
• The annuity prizes on 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. 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.
• You also have to pay tax if you take the $1000 per day. If you take the lump sum you only pay tax on the interest you earn.
• 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 in which to present their ticket for claim.

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