Canadian lottery player walks into store for bag of chips, walks out a millionaire
An Ontario lottery player’s snack break led to a huge win.
Barrie resident Keven Carrier won a $1 million top prize with Instant Millionaire Multiplier.
The construction worker has been playing Lotto Max with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) weekly for about 20 years.
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A recent conversation with his mom and a quick snack break led the father of three to his first big win — and to the joy of becoming a millionaire.
“My mom told me about OLG’s Instant Millionaire Multiplier ticket, so I decided to give it a try. After playing hockey one day, I took a walk to the corner store to grab a bag of chips. I noticed the store had the ticket my mom mentioned, so I went ahead and picked one up,” he recounted while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to claim his windfall.
“When I checked my ticket, I thought I’d won $100,000,” said Carrier. “I had to call my little brother to verify how many zeros there are in a million! Then, I FaceTimed my wife and she couldn’t believe what I was telling her.”
The major lottery win took a while to set in.
“I couldn’t sleep for days. I had a mix of emotions running through my head,” he said.
“It’s hard to believe I walked into a store to buy a bag of chips and walked out a millionaire,” concluded Carrier.
The father of three plans on saving and investing his windfall. He bought the lucky lottery tickets at Circle K on Huronia Road in Barrie.
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