COLONSAY — Colonsay local Darren McLaughlin made a lot of noise when he found out he had won not $1,000, not $10,000, but $100,000 on the July 5 Lotto Max draw. He won by matching the last six digits of the winning Extra number – 4121206.
McLaughlin picked up his winning ticket from the Mobil on 319 Herold Rd. in Saskatoon on July 4.
A couple of days after the draw, McLaughlin visited a local store and checked his ticket using the self-checker. When he scanned his ticket, he was in for a shock.
“At first I thought it was $1,000, so I scanned it again. Then I thought it was $10,000,” McLaughlin laughed while claiming his prize. “I rubbed my eyes to clear them and scanned it once more. My co-worker helped count the zeroes and saw it was $100,000!”
McLaughlin said he scanned the ticket a few more times to show some other customer.
“I was yelling in the store,” he laughed.
The ecstatic winner has a few plans for his windfall.
“I’m going to get the house ready for the winter and purchase some new vehicles for me and my wife.”
Sask Lotteries is the main fundraiser for more than 12,000 sports, culture and recreation groups in communities across Saskatchewan.
