![]() ![]() No-one won the LottoMax grand prize last week, meaning the June 8 jackpot is set at $60 million with another 52 MaxMillion prizes worth $1 million each. “My fishing boat is getting upgraded,” he said. Kennedy said his family plans to use the winnings to pay off debts and live a more comfortable life.īut he does have at least one splurge in mind. He also kept the win a secret from his co-workers until Friday. Kennedy added his wife was on a plane, travelling for work, so he couldn’t tell her the good news. The kids had their heads in the iPads, so they didn’t even notice dad was acting weird,” he said. “I just paced around the kitchen nervously. The next day, he looked at the numbers and couldn’t believe his eyes. … so I had six or seven minutes before I wouldn’t have been able to buy one.” Kennedy asked his friend to drive him to Rosetown’s 7-Eleven to beat the clock. I guess I can’t now,’ and a friend told me ‘well you have until 8:30,'” the father in his early 40s said. ![]() “I said ‘oh darnit, I was going to buy a ticket. Kennedy told reporters he only buys a ticket when the jackpot is really high, and last week’s $60 million grand prize was above his threshold- but he almost missed the deadline. The Rosetown auto body worker was unveiled Friday afternoon as Saskatchewan’s newest millionaire after winning a $1 million MaxMillion prize in the June 1 LottoMax draw. I’ve been doing that for 28 years, so it’s definitely time to get out of that,” he said.Īt first, Christie thought Dale was simply joking around when he told her about the ticket, especially considering that he won the prize on April Fool’s Day.Clint Kennedy doesn’t usually buy a lottery ticket but when he does, he apparently has more luck than most. “It’s going to be an early exit for that. Life’s getting easier for Dale in one big way: He’s quitting his job as a trucker. We’re pretty fortunate anyway, so (we’ll) just do some things to try and enjoy life - maybe travel a bit more and help out our families a bit … just sort of play it by ear.” “We (have) some little things that we want to do, but no big plans. I don’t know you can’t even describe the feeling of it … What do you do?” she said. He doesn’t sleep, then I do,” she said.įor her, it’s tough to nail down what they’ll spend the money on. “Lacking sleep is one thing … I think we’ve kind of taken turns. “It is stressful - but not a bad stress.”Ĭhristie spoke at Tuesday’s media conference and agreed it has been quite the shock. “We’re just going to use it to help family, do some travelling and we’re going to upgrade a few things,” he said. He laid out some of the plans he has for his prize. You think you know what it would feel like, but when it’s in your hands, your mind will not stop and you can’t even sleep.” “Dreaming about winning and actually winning are two very different feelings. McEwen and his family cut their trip short and returned to Saskatchewan to claim their prize. 2 to April 1, Saskatchewan residents have won $200 million in lottery jackpots. Last October, a man from Saskatoon won $55 million in the Lotto Max draw and, in January of this year, a Saskatoon man took home $50 million on Lotto Max.įrom Oct. In August 2016, a woman from Neville won a $60-million Lotto Max prize. The $70-million prize exceeded the previous Saskatchewan record by $10 million. According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the odds of matching all seven Lotto Max numbers are 1 in 33 million per play. McEwen matched all seven of the numbers for the draw: 7, 10, 18, 29, 38, 43 and 50. We didn’t know what to do, so I signed the ticket right away and then we called the phone number on the back.” “We checked again using the app on her phone. “We were trying to figure out if it was real,” McEwen said. ![]() “It hits you and you realize how much you have and what you can do … It’s just mind-blowing,” he said during Tuesday’s cheque presentation at the Hotel Saskatchewan.Īfter checking his ticket, McEwen immediately told his wife, Christie. ![]() It’s the largest lottery prize ever won in Western Canada. The next night, McEwen checked his ticket - and discovered he had won the $70-million jackpot. Or mark on your Selection Slip how many ENCORE you want to play (1-10). ENCORE is a bonus game with a chance to win 1 million for only 1. They stopped at a Co-op gas bar in Dunmore, Alta., and McEwen bought a ticket for that night’s Lotto Max draw. How does Encore work for Lotto Max The most successful people are honored by ENCORE. On April 1, McEwen and his family were heading west on a ski trip in B.C. It’s no joke to suggest that April Fool’s Day will forever hold special meaning for Regina’s Dale McEwen. ![]()
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