For the first time since the maximum jackpot was raised to $70 million, the new top prize will be up for grabs in tonight’s Lotto Max draw.
That makes it the largest jackpot ever awarded in Canada.
Lotto Max was launched in 2009 with a maximum jackpot of $50 million, which was increased to $60 million in 2015.
The jackpot was hiked to its current cap in May but it's taken eight months for the top prize to go unclaimed long enough to hit $70 million.
Regardless of the jackpot size, the odds of winning Lotto Max remain the same, about one in 33 million.