Calgary couple wins $1M on LOTTO 6/49!

Calgarians, Judith and Antonio Pietraroia are $1 million richer this holiday season after a major win on the November 29 LOTTO 6/49 draw! 

Antonio was getting groceries when he took the ticket to a self-scanner and said he couldn’t believe his eyes. 

“I scanned the ticket and saw a one then a bunch of zeroes and I thought it was $100 thousand so I called my wife to tell her!” he said. “She told me to get out because she didn’t believe me!” 

Antonio went back into the store to scan the ticket again, he then discovered it was actually a $1 million win. 

“The cashier gave me a high five!” he said. “I went to get the rest of the groceries.” 

When Antonio got home, he was excited to share the updated news with his wife. 

“She said, ‘I have a bad headache,’ and I said, ‘Your headache is going to get worse – we just won a million dollars!’” he laughed. 

“It hasn’t sunk in yet, and I haven’t slept all week!” he continued. 

“He’s been keeping the ticket in his wallet and his wallet by the bed at night,” Judith added. “He kept checking it was still there!” 

The Calgary couple said they are planning to pay off some bills and enjoy time with family. 

“We want to help our kids out a bit,” said Antonio. “That’s number one – helping out family.” 

“The rest we can put away for retirement and maybe have some fun along the way,” he smiled. “We’d love to go somewhere with a nice beach… and enjoy [the windfall] with family and friends.” 

Antonio also shared the news with his nearly 100-year-old father. 

“He shook his head and said, ‘You’re too young to retire,’” laughed Antonio. 

The Pietraroias purchased their winning LOTTO 6/49 ticket from 7-Eleven at 1339 Northmount Drive NW in Calgary. They won their prize in the November 29 Gold Ball draw with the selection: 31914306-01, a white ball. 

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