At an estimated $48 million, tonight's Lotto 6-49 jackpot is the second largest in Canadian history and Moose Javians seem to be increasing their ticket purchases in hopes to win big.
Troy Setter, Co-op Marketplace Gas Bar manager, said more people seemed to purchase lottery tickets over the past few days. He added lottery ticket sales at the downtown gas bar typically increase about 50 per cent whenever there is a huge jackpot at stake.
Andrea Marantz, Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) corporate affairs manager, told the Times-Herald substantially large lottery jackpots always result in increased lottery ticket sales.
Read more in Saturday's Times-Herald.

