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An Edmonton man renting his family home for the past 17 years says he now has the power to buy it, having just won $5 million on Lotto 6/49.
“It just feels awesome,” said Kerry McIntosh in a Thursday news release from Western Canada Lottery Corporation.
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“We were doing the math the other day and I would have had to work ‘til I was 80. This has sped up my whole retirement process.”
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The latest area lotto winner had just stopped to get gas on his way to work when he scanned his ticket at the store’s self-checker.
“I thought I’d won $50,000 so I took it to the cashier and when she scanned it, the machine shut down and made a bunch of noise — the cashier was going crazy with excitement.”
MacIntosh said he was in shock before driving home to tell his wife.
“She didn’t believe me and checked number by number,” he exclaimed.
He and his wife have some early plans for some of the money.
“We’re going to take a big road trip across Canada and USA and are planning to take my son
to Vegas for UFC Fight Week,” he said.
“It’s also now possible for us to own the home we’ve been renting for 17 years.”
McIntosh purchased his 6/49 ticket from the Woodvale Reddi Mart, 5403 38 Ave., in Edmonton.
He won his prize by matching all six digits of the 6/49 number drawn March 2: 4, 13, 26, 34, 35, and 42.
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