Million-dollar LOTTO 6/49 prize won in Calgary!

“I ran out of the store to call my wife!”

Mark Watters knew there was a million-dollar LOTTO 6/49 winner in Calgary after the March 19 draw, but he didn’t check his ticket until the weekend.

“I ran out of the store to call my wife,” he laughed while claiming his prize. “She didn’t believe me, so I went back into the store to take a picture of the screen.”

Turns out, Watters was indeed the million-dollar winner in Calgary, an experience he called “surreal”.

The winner said he has a couple ideas for his recent windfall.

“I was thinking of maybe getting a new truck,” he started. “And I want to set up funds for the kids’ futures – I want to speak with an advisor to plan it all out.”

Watters won the Gold Ball draw on LOTTO 6/49’s March 19 draw. He won the million-dollar guaranteed prize with the selection 36935905-01. He purchased his winning ticket from Douglasdale Rexall located at 160-11520 24 Street SE in Calgary.