Regina resident wins record $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
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Dale McEwen of Regina, SK won the $70 million LOTTO MAX jackpot April 1 draw while on a ski trip in B.C. It's the largest lottery ever won in western Canada.
The lucky recipient of the largest lottery jackpot ever won in Western Canada now resides in Regina, Sask. However that isn’t where he bought the ticket.
“I just sat there in awe basically, you know. Don’t really know what to do when you’re looking at your phone and it’s telling you that number,” said Dale McEwen.
On the day of the April Lotto Max jackpot draw, McEwen was on his way to B.C. for a ski trip. When he stopped in Dunmore, Alta., for gas he decided to buy some last-minute lottery tickets, something he has done for years. The next day while waiting to go for supper, he casually decided to check those tickets.
“So I checked the one and it was a $2 winner. You know the usual and checked the other one and it says, hey, it appears to be a winner. A $70-million winner and (I) just sat there stunned for a while and didn’t know what to do so I quickly took a screenshot of it then went and told Christie and figured out if it was real or not and what to do,” said McEwen.
Dealing with an April Fools’ Day draw, the Regina residents wanted to make sure their new found fortune wasn’t a twisted joke.
“Disbelief, obviously, but I could tell right away that Dale wasn’t kidding just by the look on his face and his reaction. Then it’s just kind of a blur,” said Dale’s wife, Christie McEwen.
The $70 million jackpot is the largest ever won in Western Canada. Saskatchewan’s previous lottery winning peak was $60 million. The province has now taken home a lottery in six straight months since Oct. 2, 2021 but everyone wants to know: what will the McEwens buy with their winnings?
“We’ve got some little things and stuff that we want to do but no big plans. We’re pretty fortunate anyway so just do some things to enjoy life and maybe travel a bit more, help out our families a bit if we can,” said Christie.
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