Canadian wins lottery after playing her late husband's usual numbers
A Canadian lottery winner had the luck of her late husband on her side, using his usual numbers and netting a cool $250,000.
Calmar resident Pearl Matthews won $250,000 on a Western 6/49 and Extra ticket, after carrying on her late husband’s routine.
“My husband died over a year ago, and I started to play his numbers,” she explained to the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC). “I play twice a week now!”
Those numbers may not have applied to the Extra draw, which is randomized (not player-selected), but Matthews was still ecstatic to discover she had become a winner while following his routine.
“I saw that my ticket was a winner when I scanned it on the Lotto Spot app,” Matthews explained.”I was shocked — I just kept checking it over and over!”
Matthews is planning to use her windfall for home repairs and a trip to visit her family in Eastern Canada.
“It feels pretty good, for sure!” she added.
Matthews purchased her winning Western 6/49 and Extra ticket from Leduc Co-op Gas Bar at 100 Deer Valley Drive in Leduc. She won her prize by matching the last six digits in the Extra selection on Feb. 26. 6652454.
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