The problem is players of Lotto MAX, which is a Canada-wide lottery, should all be playing in an equal game. For people who pick their own numbers, players who buy tickets in the Province of Quebec have an unfair advantage when playing Lotto MAX over the rest of Canadian players.
When you purchase a Lotto MAX ticket for $5, you get three lines of numbers (1 plus 2 bonus lines). In Quebec, lottery players can select ALL THREE LINES of numbers (using a special selection slip — see below). The rest of Canada can select one line, but the bonus lines are randomly-generated quick picks!
Lotto MAX has 85,900,584 possible combinations of numbers, and in Ontario you would have to buy 85,900,584 $5 plays costing $429,502,920 to have every possible combination, because you have no control over the bonus lines.
In Quebec using the Personal Selections Slip, you would be able to purchase every combination costing $143,167,640 (85,900,584 /3 x$5)
Spending $429 Million or $143 Million to win $50 Million is just plain STUPID.
For people who play quick picks across Canada, it is all the same. Any big wins I have had, have been quick picks, but the other lottery corporations across Canada should be offering the ability for players to select their own 3 lines like Loto-Québec does.
The problem is NOT with Loto Quebec. The issue is with the rest of Canada not giving players what they want. Because Lotto MAX is a national lottery, the same options for playing should be available to ALL Canadians.
Special thanks to George for letting us know about the Personal Selections Slip offered by Loto Quebec.
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