Alberta man nets first major lottery win after 53 years of playing
After more than half a century of playing, an Alberta man struck a big lottery win thanks to a scratch-and-win ticket.
Laredo Joblonkay says he is in disbelief after winning $1 million on a $100 Luxe Multiplier Scratch & Win ticket, with the Taber local adding he’s been playing lottery tickets and Scratch & Win since 1972.
Joblonkay stopped at a store to check a “big stack” of tickets under the scanner, mentioning that he’d been saving them up.
“I got to the very last ticket and saw a number with six zeroes and thought the scanner must be broken,” he laughed while speaking with Lotto Spot. “I was with my wife and son, and I checked the ticket again to show them.”
“My son had some choice words I won’t share, and my wife and I were completely speechless,” he said. “I was in complete shock and disbelief!”
Laredo Joblonkay of Taber, Alta. (WLC)
Joblonkay said he’s got some ideas in mind already to enjoy the windfall, with a couple of vacations potentially on the books.
“We are thinking of taking a family cruise to Hawaii — maybe a trip to see the Dallas Cowboys play — and make some investments as well,” he said. “We’re still deciding what we’ll do!”
Joblonkay purchased his winning $100 Luxe Multiplier Scratch & Win ticket from Johnson Drugs at 5204 48th Ave. in Taber.
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