Happy Group Winners

Play together. Win together.

Whether it’s with family, friends or co-workers, Group Play lets you pool your money together for more chances of winning the lottery!

The way a group chooses to administer their lottery purchases and prizes is up to the members involved. Here are some tools and tips to keep in mind when planning a group lottery purchase, and steps to avoid any misunderstandings.

Group Play Tools and Tips
 

in the know
 

The GBA or your own written form is for the group’s own records and does not have to be registered with WCLC. It will be requested, however, if the group wins a major prize.

Record who is participating in each draw
When group members participate in a draw, it is always a good idea to have a written understanding of which group members have contributed to the ticket purchases. Use the Group Buying Agreement below.

Group Buying Agreement
With Group Play, it's important to have proper documentation that identifies who is participating. The Group Buying Agreement (GBA) is available free of charge and helps coordinate who is taking part.

  • If the group membership does not change from draw to draw, one GBA can be completed and kept on file for future draws until a change within the group happens.
  • If group membership changes for each draw, a separate listing should be done per draw to identify the active participants.
Appoint someone as the group's trustee.
This group trustee or administrator can coordinate collecting funds, buying tickets, tracking any winnings, posting draw results, and perhaps one day, sharing the exciting news of your lottery win and distributing any winnings! When purchasing a ticket at retail, the trustee should print his or her name on the front or back, along with the words “In Trust”. This indicates the ticket belongs to a group.
 
Don’t write your company name on your ticket
Even if the group is organized through your workplace, don't write your company name on the ticket, as this could imply the company has a stake in the prize.
 
Use legal names
For large prizes, the name on the ticket must be matched to the claimant’s identification. Putting personal or group nicknames on the ticket (i.e. “Lucky Lottery Group”) could create delays in a prize claim.
 
All group members must be at least 18 years old
It is the policy of WCLC not to sell its products to, or cash prizes for, any person under 18. 
 
Photocopy selections for participants
  • You can provide each member with a photocopy of the group's Selections prior to the draw so each player can track the group's winnings if they wish.  If that's not possible, the group Selections should be posted. 
  • Remember, to strike out the barcode on the copies, or fold the ticket before copying so the barcode doesn’t appear. Only an original lottery ticket can be used to claim a prize, and photocopied tickets are not to be checked on lottery terminals. 

in the know

 

Decide how to deal with potential winnings.  Before the draw, make a group decision about what dollar amount of prize winnings will be split amongst the group or used for future lottery ticket purchases.

Understand what happens if a participant does not contribute for a given draw
Be sure there is a clear understanding among the group of what happens when a semi-regular or regular group member is away and does not contribute into a draw.  Be sure this understanding is communicated to all possible participants. .

Use MVP Service to help
Have Jackpot Alerts and winning numbers for LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49 automatically emailed to you after each draw. Sign up
 

Winning Numbers and Jackpot Posters
Print off the LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49 Winning Numbers and Jackpot posters. Then fill out the winning numbers from the past draw or what the upcoming estimated Jackpot is and then post for everyone to see.

 

 Winning Numbers  

 Jackpot

LOTTO MAX

  

LOTTO MAX

LOTTO 6/49

  

LOTTO 6/49

Ways to Play

  • At Your Lottery Ticket Centre – Buy a Quick Pick or by pick your own numbers.
     
  • Advance Play - On LOTTO 6/49, LOTTO MAX, WESTERN 649, and PAYDAY, you can purchase up to 25 consecutive Advance Play draws at Retail.  Don’t forget to add EXTRA on your tickets for more chances to win.
     
  • Play by Subscription - For those who want to play the same numbers for up to a year, sign up for Play by Subscription! All winnings are either deposited directly into the Trustee’s account or sent by prize cheque.  At the end of the Subscription, a Winner’s Certificate is sent to show what winnings occurred. This makes it easy to track winnings, and help decide what to do when it comes time to renew. 

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