Atlantic Canada - Bucko

Bucko

Bucko is available to players in Canada’s Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Daily draws are made each evening at 23:30 local time.

For CAD 1.00, players receive three lines of five numbers each.

All Bucko tickets have randomly generated numbers between 1 and 41. It is not possible to choose your own numbers.

Bucko is a unique lottery game, with a chance to win by matching numbers across a single line, multiple lines called a Combo, or both.

Players can enter the TAG game for an extra CAD 1.00, for a six-digit TAG number and a chance to win the jackpot of CAD 100,000 if all six digits are matched in order. Secondary TAG prizes are also available, with players able to buy up to 10 TAG entries per ticket.

Advance Play is available for up to 10 draws at a time, or take out a subscription to ensure that no draws are ever missed.

Jackpot

Bucko has a fixed jackpot of CAD 20,000, and has no rollovers or roll downs.

All Bucko prizes are fixed.

Odds and Prizes

The odds of winning the Bucko jackpot are 1 in 749,398.

Players can win prizes at three different tiers for a single line and at six different tiers with combined numbers. The top prize for combo winners is CAD 1,000, while players who match no numbers at all win a free ticket for the next day’s draw.

The overall odds of winning a single line or combo prize are 1 in 4.5.

Single Line Odds

Combo Odds

Payout and Taxes

Lottery prizes in Canada are not subject to tax, with players having up to one year to make a claim.

Who Can Play Bucko?

Players must be at least 19 years of age to play Bucko.

Tickets are available online via the official Atlantic Lottery website and app or from authorized lottery retailers across participating provinces.

Bucko is currently not available to players outside participating provinces or from overseas.

History of Bucko

Launched in February 2006, Bucko is operated by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation.