Dad bought $50M winning lottery ticket on Thanksgiving grocery run
A dad from Montreal has millions more to be thankful for after winning a life-changing lottery prize.
Pierre Richer found out he won the $50 million jackpot in the October 6 Lotto Max draw on Thanksgiving weekend.
Richer actually bought the lucky lottery ticket at a Super C grocery store in the city’s LaSalle borough while on a Thanksgiving grocery run.
Le lendemain du tirage, en dĂ©couvrant sur lâapplication mobile Loteries de Loto-QuĂ©bec que son pĂšre avait gagnĂ© 50 M$, la fille de Pierre a lĂąchĂ© un cri. Le reste de la famille croyait quâelle avait vu une araignĂ©e! đ pic.twitter.com/eDmErplwLE
â Loto-QuĂ©bec (@LotoQuebec) October 12, 2023
The day after the draw, his spouse and daughter were checking the lottery app when they discovered that one of Richer’s selections had made him a brand new multimillionaire.
His daughter screamed so loud when she saw the big win that her family thought she’d seen a spider.
It was all back to business though, come Thanksgiving Monday.
The 60-year-old father, who works in shipping, was back at work at 4:30 am.
Despite being set for life with the $50 million lottery win, Richer says he’ll think about retiring… some other time.
In the meantime, the winner says he’ll be able to realize his dream of owning a home on the outskirts of MontrĂ©al.
With a 40-year career to be proud of, Richer says heâll also be taking some well-deserved âmeâ time.
The next Lotto Max draw is on Friday, October 13 with a jackpot of $17 million, so make sure to grab your lottery ticket!
You could be having a wholesome celebration like this mom who immediately called her daughter after finding out she won.
Or have your dreams become reality like this sweet couple from Ontario who won big.
If you do happen to wake up a new multimillionaire, make sure to check out Daily Hiveâs guide on what you should actually do if you win the lottery.