$2.5 million a good day’s pay for 649 players east and west

Saturday’s $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot will be split between two ticket holders – one in the Prairies and the other in Ontario, the lottery says. Each winner will collect $2.5 million. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize also went to a lottery player in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Feb. 17 will be approximately $5 million.