New 12 months’s Day sees lots of people take into consideration their plans for the long run, and doing that was doubtless a lot simpler for an Edmonton man who gained a whopping $1-million prize from a scratch lottery ticket on Jan. 1.
“Truthfully, I let loose a little bit of (a) squeal within the second,” Bryan Sturdy is quoted as saying in a information launch issued in regards to the win by the Western Canada Lottery Corp. on Friday.
Sturdy’s buy of a “$100 ULTIMATE scratch ticket” on the primary day of 2024 led to a nice shock when he scratched it “proper within the retailer” at a lottery kiosk in Edmonton’s Southgate Procuring Centre.
He mentioned he instantly scanned the barcode.
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“I needed to scan it just a few occasions to ensure I used to be counting the entire zeroes,” Sturdy mentioned.
He mentioned he rapidly left and went dwelling to place the ticket in a protected place. When he acquired dwelling, he spoke to a buddy who requested a query as quickly because the information was shared with them.
“‘How might horseshoes do you might have up your (behind)?’” Sturdy recalled.
Sturdy mentioned he celebrated his win with a visit to Las Vegas the place he splurged on just a few issues, together with an costly steak dinner.
“It was enjoyable, however now I need to be good with the cash,” he mentioned. “I’m going to place some away in TFSAs and RRSPs.
“I do know one million bucks doesn’t go so far as it used to, and I need to ensure that it lasts.”
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