Lottery winner says cashier was more excited than he was over big win

A lottery winner in Saskatchewan says the cashier that checked his ticket was more excited than he was over his windfall.

Terry Thorsteinson picked up his $1 million ticket from Lorne Drugs at 2255 14th Ave. in Regina a few hours before the October 4 LOTTO MAX draw.

A couple of days later, he returned to the store and scanned his ticket using the self-checker. After seeing the number on the screen, he went right over to the cashier to confirm what he was seeing was true.

 “When the cashier went crazy, I knew,” he recalled to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) as he claimed his prize. “I think she was more excited than I was!”

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Thorsteinson’s numbers — 7, 9, 14, 15, 26, 37 and 38 — exactly matched the numbers for one of the draw’s MAXMILLIONS prizes.

 After phoning his girlfriend to tell her the good news, Thorsteinson met up with his son at work, still shocked by what had happened.

 “I handed him my ticket and said ‘I won $1 million,’” Thorsteinson recalled.

He said his son was similarly shocked. “He looked at it and said it was amazing – that you always hear about people winning, but you never know them.”

As for what he has planned for his recent windfall, Thorsteinson has a couple of things in mind.

 “Maybe a new van or a hot tub for my sore back. Also, my girlfriend wants a combine for her farm up north,” he noted.