Retired Canadian couple coin lottery win a 'bonus' and isn't life-changing
Retirement for one Canadian couple just got a little bit sweeter, thanks to netting $100,000 on a Lotto 6/49 draw earlier this year.
Michel Chauvin and Darlene Klassen of Sherwood Park, Alta., were happy when they checked three of their Lotto 6/49 tickets, netting two Free Plays before the third revealed they had scored $100,000 on the May 28 Extra draw.
“The machine went ‘Woohoo!’ and we saw ‘Free Play’ on the screen,” Klassen explained to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) while claiming the prize. “The second one was a Free Play as well, then the machine went ‘Woohoo!’ and we won $100,000!”
“I just thought, ‘Is this real!?’” she laughed.
Chauvin said his reaction was a little more reserved, keeping calm and finding the win “cool.”
The couple said they don’t have any specific plans for their windfall, but they’re very happy to have the extra money.
“We’re both retired,” said Chauvin. “[The win] won’t change our life, but it’s like a bonus for us!”
Chauvin and Klassen purchased their winning ticket from the Shell located at 101 Pallisades Way in Sherwood Park. They won their prize by matching the last six digits of the Extra number drawn on May 28 – 3043391.
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