Canadian lottery winner emotional knowing he can help family with money
A Canadian lottery winner says he gets choked up thinking about how he will be able to care for his family with his newfound windfall.
Tom Dimitroff won $1,000,000 on the July 12 Lotto 6/49 draw, finding out he netted the massive amount after checking his numbers on WCLC’s website and was instantly thrilled.
“I was pretty pleased!” the Calgarian stated to Lotto Spot.
“My wife told me she thought I was full of s*** until I showed her the ticket,” he added, laughing.
Dimitroff said it feels great to win, and even better to know what he can do with his windfall.
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“I have a granddaughter with special needs,” he said. “I’m going to be able to pay for some support for her and set her up with housing.”
“It’s wonderful to tell my family that I can take care of them,” he continued. “I get choked up thinking about it.”
Dimitroff purchased his winning Lotto 6/49 ticket from Petro Canada located at 818-19489 Seton Cr. SE in Calgary. He won his prize in the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Draw with the selection: 21035885-01, a white ball.
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