Daily Grand (also known as Grande vie in
Quebec
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) is a Canadian
lottery
A lottery (or lotto) is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find som ...
game coordinated by the
Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games, alongside
Lotto 6/49 and
Lotto Max
Lotto Max is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games. Introduced on September 19, 2009, with its first draw occurring on September 25, 2009, the game r ...
. Sales began on October 18, 2016, and the first draw was held on October 20, 2016.
The game was not launched in Atlantic Canada until 2017.
Winning numbers are chosen from five main numbers from 1 to 49, and a "Grand Number" from 1 to 7. The Grand Number is drawn from a separate pool and may be equal to one of the five main numbers.
It is matched separately for determining prize payouts. A single board costs $3, and the game's top prize is an
annuity
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of $1,000 a day (with a $7,000,000 lump sum option). Draws are held twice a week on Monday and Thursday nights.
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).
Promotion
As part of a promotional effort for Daily Grand, the
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is a Canadian Crown corporation that manages all legal gambling (AKA gaming) products in British Columbia including lottery tickets, casinos and online gambling. It is based in Kamloops, with a secondar ...
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.
See also
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Powerball
Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and overseen by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which also manages other large jackpot games such as t ...
, a U.S. lottery game with a similar structure
References
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2016 establishments in Canada
Games and sports introduced in 2016
Lotteries in Canada