An Alberta man just won a $2.5 million lottery jackpot... twice

Oct 22 2020, 9:16 pm

A man from Calmar, Alberta just won a Lotto 6/49 jackpot — twice.

Andrew Burke’s ticket rang in at a win of $2.5 million when he went to check it at the Fas Gas Calmar Service, meaning that he was splitting the $5 million jackpot.

However, Burke had accidentally bought a second ticket with the same numbers, which also rung in at $2.5 million when he checked it.

ā€œThe owner walked in and said ā€˜what have you done Andy, have you broken my machine?” Burke stated in the WCLC release.

ā€œThe clerk then told me ā€˜youā€™ve won $2.5 millionā€™ ā€“ and I said she better check that other ticket, because itā€™s the same numbers!ā€

Burke’s tickets were a combination of birthdays, along with some randomly chosen numbers. Both his tickets had the numbers 6, 12, 23, 29, 44, and 46, which lined up perfectly with the winning LOTTO 6/49 numbers.

The release noted that Burke plans to retire from playing the lottery now that he’s taken home $5 million.

ā€œAt $5 million, I think Iā€™ll give someone else a chance,ā€ he said.

ā€œAll I wanted out of the lottery was to be able to retire comfortably, keep up on the house, and have my Land Rover restored. I donā€™t need anything else. I have everything I need.ā€

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