Answers to common questions
The short answers to the things people ask most about Daily Grand in British Columbia. Can't find it here? Ask our support team.
Getting started with Daily Grand
A $3 Daily Grand entry includes five main numbers within 1–49 and one Grand Number within 1–7. Extra is available as an optional $1 add-on.
On the Playing Guide page, enter five main numbers and one Grand Number, or choose Quick Pick. Continue stores the selected line. Before checkout, review the game, drawing date, numbers, Extra and payment total. BCLC's central gaming system assigns a ticket ID once the play is registered.
The Grand Number is an additional selection between 1 and 7 made alongside the five main numbers. It is required for the highest prize tier, while a Grand Number match alone qualifies for a Free Play.
Adding Extra to an eligible entry costs $1 and appears separately at checkout. Four numbers between 1 and 99 are assigned without manual selection. Matches pay $500,000 for four numbers, $1,000 for three, $10 for two and $1 for one. Daily Grand does not require Extra.
A Grand Number match with zero main-number matches (0 + Grand) earns a Free Play. The resulting line is entered automatically into the following drawing.
Draw schedules, prizes and probabilities
Drawings are held every Monday and Thursday just after 7:30 PM PT. The deadline for online ticket purchases is 7:21 PM PT.
Complete your purchase by 7:21 PM PT on a drawing day to enter that evening. Purchases after the cut-off are entered into the next scheduled draw.
Daily Grand has nine prize levels. Matching only the Grand Number gives a Free Play; the two highest levels offer $1,000 per day for 5 + Grand Number, or $25,000 per year for the five main numbers. Two main-number matches without the Grand Number do not pay out.
Yes. The grand prize can be taken as a single $7,000,000 payment instead of $1,000 a day for life, and the second prize as $500,000 instead of $25,000 a year. The choice is final and cannot be reversed. Where more than one ticket wins the same for-life tier, the cash payout is the only option. The for-life annuities are guaranteed for a minimum of 20 years; if the winner dies inside that period the balance goes to their beneficiary or estate.
Per $3 entry, the approximate chance of any award is 1 in 6.8. Around 90% of winning entries receive either a Free Play or $4. The highest prize has odds of 1 in 13,348,188. The Playing Guide contains the complete prize table.
It depends on where you bought the ticket and the amount. Online: up to $9,999.99 is credited automatically where the payment system supports it; $10,000 to $24,999.99 goes through a separate validation; $25,000 and over needs a prize claim. Retail tickets are redeemed at a retailer, a BCLC prize payout location or a BCLC office. For-life prizes always follow the for-life claim process. See How to claim a prize.
Your account and identity checks
Only residents of British Columbia aged 19 or above who are physically inside the province may register and participate in Daily Grand.
Complete the required identity and eligibility checks before playing: confirm your email, then upload one piece of government-issued ID on the Document Upload page. Your status shows as pending, approved or rejected in your account. Verification times can differ.
Accepted documents include a B.C. driver's licence, photo BC Services Card, Canadian passport or provincial identification card. Submit a clear image showing the full document and all four corners.
Encryption is used to protect your submitted information, which is used for identity and eligibility verification. Our Privacy Policy explains the handling of this data.
Staying in control while playing
Yes. Your account offers weekly spending caps, session-duration limits, play reminders, and breaks of 1, 7 or 30 days. These restrictions are enforced by the server. Reducing limits takes effect immediately, while increases are delayed by 24 hours.
Game Break is the voluntary B.C. program for excluding yourself from gambling for six months, one year, two years or three years. Re-entry requires completion of the brief Game Plan reflection course.
Contact Gambling Support BC around the clock at 1-888-795-6111 for free, confidential support. Additional resources and safety tools are described on the Safer Gambling page.
The official Daily Grand Game Conditions and BCLC's supplemental provisions govern participation. If this page contains conflicting information, the official documents take priority.