All day long on Saturday, millions of Canadians hoped their numbers would come up. Some even gave reasons why they should be chosen to beat the 14 million-to-one odds and win the estimated $30 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot -- the largest prize ever for that game, but only the third-largest in Canadian lottery history.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. surveyed winners of $1 million or more in early 2004 and found that about three-quarters of them did share the loot with family and friends.

"The busiest Saturday," said Ottawa ticket seller Tagrit Kheirallah. "Next week, Wednesday, will be $32 million. If it's not won, it's $40 million. Everybody will be here."

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s Don Pister had this caution for ticket-buyers: "The other thing we do like to remind people is, the odds are one in 14 million. Please enjoy the game but play responsibly and only spend what you can afford."

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