Group AS1 bought 20 Lotto 649 tickets for the November 20 draw. The jackpot is a minimum $7 million plus a $1 million guaranteed prize. Group AS1 plans to buy 20 tickets for every Lotto 649 draw. The group is expected to last until at least February of next year. Group is open at $20 per share.
The $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the November 17 draw was not won and is a minimum $7 million for the November 20 draw. Sales of $11.4 million were 27% lower than average and 10% lower than the previous draw. There was a 76% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 21% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 3% chance of 2 or more winners. The expected value was very low at 43%. The jackpot and guaranteed $1 million prize were under funded from sales by $1.3 million, placing the Guaranteed Prize Fund at a new record deficit of $200.7 million.