Calgary’s own Albert Fluery was more than excited about winning $60,000 when he checked a LOTTO 6/49 ticket at a self-checker.
It wasn’t until he reached the cashier at the Centre Street NE Circle K that he realized a few more zeroes were tacked onto that number.
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āI said, ā$60,000?ā and she said, āNoā¦you won six millionā ā and she whispered it, but everyone in the line heard it,ā Fleury said in a release from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.
āThe people behind me were all pretty happy ā one guy said, āFinally, one in Calgary!āā
Fluery noted that he won using the same numbers that he had been using for nearly 40 years — a series of numbers that (mostly) represent important dates.
āI actually put my sisterās birth date wrong one time, years ago ā but Iāve stuck with the wrong date ever since, for almost 40 years,ā he said in the release.
āIām pretty happy I did!ā
Fluery’s winning numbers wereĀ 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, and 28.
He claimed his prize earlier this month and said that he already has some plans for the cash that include paying off his bills, his house, funding his recent retirement, helping out some people, and potentially some travelling down the line.
āWe canāt do much travelling now, but thatās something that weād definitely look to do in the future.”