"Couldn't believe it": Man plans to buy a Harley motorcycle with his lotto win
A northern Alberta man has a few ideas for his big windfall.
After matching the final six digits of the winning number in the Lotto 6/49 draw on January 21, Russell Willier won the top EXTRA prize of $250,000.
He said he discovered his win in late January while on his way into Valleyview.
“I stopped to buy a coffee and decided to check some tickets” he recalled as he claimed his
prize. “I had to look hard! I couldn’t believe it.”
The Joussard man scanned his ticket a total of three times using the self-checker before he could believe it.
“When I got to Valleyview I had to check the ticket again to make sure I wasn’t seeing things!” he said.
He already knows how he’ll spend the money.
“I’m going to put it towards bills and maybe a Harley motorcycle,” he said.
Willier bought his ticket from the Circle K in High Prairie on January 19 and the EXTRA he added to his ticket matched the last six digits of the winning number: 6242572.
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