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2 winning tickets will share $70M Lotto Max prize

After going unclaimed for weeks, the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot has finally been won.

Winning tickets were sold in Ontario and B.C.

Multiple Lotto Max tickets are shown stacked next to each other.
Winning tickets for the $70 million Lotto Max prize were sold in Ontario and B.C. (The Canadian Press)

After going unclaimed for weeks, the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot has finally been won.

One ticket sold in British Columbia and one in Ontario will share the grand prize, each taking $35 million in Tuesday night's draw.

In addition, there are 46 Maxmillion prize winners. Twenty-one winning tickets were sold in Ontario, 11 in B.C., 10 in Quebec and four in the Prairies.

The jackpot for the next draw on June 25 will be an estimated $50 million, with two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs.