Lethbridge local wins AGAIN: $1M on LOTTO 6/49!  

David Serkin’s name is starting to be synonymous with “lottery winner” in the Lethbridge area—after the local won $500,000 on the August 20 LOTTO MAX draw and $1 million on the November 16 LOTTO 6/49 draw.  

Now, the Lethbridge man has won again —another $1 million prize on the May 3 LOTTO 6/49 Classic draw! 

This brings Serkin’s grand total to $2.5 million in winnings in less than nine months. 

To say this is rare would be an understatement, and Serkin is the first to agree. 

“I know the odds are astronomical,” he laughed. “I don’t think it’ll happen again, but I still like buying tickets.” 

The odds of winning the LOTTO MAX jackpot or a MAXMILLIONS prize are both 1 in 33,294,800.  

The odds for the Gold Ball Draw are determined for each draw by the total number of selections issued across Canada.  

Serkin won his $1 million prize on the May 3 LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball draw with the selection: 24645097-05, a white ball. 

Serkin said he has been playing since LOTTO 6/49 launched in 1982—and has enjoyed the process of buying and checking his tickets over the years. 

“You check your ticket and if you win, you’re happy. If you don’t, you can always try again,” he said. “I’m a cancer survivor and I’m retired, so I am just grateful for all of it.” 

“I bought this ticket while I was buying gas,” he explained. “I saw the Gold Ball draw was getting close [to the final ball selection] and thought, ‘What do I have to lose?’” 

Serkin’s wins have his wife and friends gobsmacked. 

“I went for coffee with the boys after I checked my ticket,” he said. “They asked to see it and said, ‘Not again?!’” 

His wife is still in disbelief, but Serkin says they’ve enjoyed the ride together so far. 

“I took my wife to Hawaii with the last win, and we had a great time,” he smiled. “Now, we’re going to Newfoundland!” 

Serkin purchased his winning ticket from Shell Lethbridge at 2440 Fairway Plaza Road S in Lethbridge. 

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