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Big Money: Top 5 Canadian lottery jackpots

With a record breaking LOTTO 6/49 jackpot one the line, someone could be $64-million dollars richer come Saturday.

Record breaking $64M 6/49 jackpot available Saturday, the biggest in Canadian lottery history

Record-breaking jackpot of $64-million dollars up for grabs Saturday. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation)

With the LOTTO6/49 jackpot at an historic high and If luck is on your side, you could be$64-million dollars richer by this weekend

That's thanks to a streak of11 consecutivedraws with no winner dating back to Sept.9.The draw takes place Saturday.

Here's a list of the top Canadian lottery prizes to date. In Canada, winners collect their moneyin a tax-free lump sum.

1. $64-million (estimated), LOTTO 6/49, Oct.17, 2015

If history holds true the jackpot could exceed expectations due to a last minute flurry of ticketbuying.

2. $63.4-million, LOTTO 6/49, Apr.13, 2013

The prize was split between four winning tickets, three of which were purchased in B.C. Each ticket holderreceived$15.9-million.

3. $60-million, LOTTO MAX, Sept.25, 2015

A group of 12 workers from Markham, Ontario shared in the winning ticket and took home $5-million each.

4. $55-million, LOTTO MAX, July17, 2015

A group of 20 Ronaemployeesin Quebec claimedthis prize.

5. $54.3 million, LOTTO 6/49,Oct. 26, 2005

The single winning ticket was bought in Camrose, Albertaby a group of 17 oil and gas workers.