Sask Lotteries says a $55 million lottery ticket has been claimed.
Matthew Poppel bought three tickets at Pinnacle Gasoline & Meals – Faithfull, situated at 209A – 2750 Faithfull Ave. in Saskatoon and checked them following a Lotto Max draw final week.
“The primary one didn’t win something, the second received a free play and the final one mentioned 55 adopted by a bunch of zeroes,” he mentioned in a press launch on Wednesday.
“I didn’t assume for a second that I had truly received $55 million.”
“I didn’t count on that to be one thing that occurred to me.”
Poppel mentioned he is aware of his household might be arrange financially however added he’s going to take a while deciding what to do along with his winnings.
“I used to be pondering — and joking — that I can purchase a luxurious automobile simply because I can,” he laughed.
“However now I feel it’s a good suggestion. I can purchase it, so why not?”
The successful ticket precisely matched the seven foremost draw numbers on the Oct. 19 draw: 12, 26, 28, 32, 41, 43 and 50.
Sask Lotteries mentioned that is the second-largest jackpot received within the province’s historical past after a $60-million Lotto Max prize going to a Neville resident in August 2016.
That is Saskatchewan’s third win at or over $1 million to this point this yr.
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