SASKATOON – John Branigan of Redvers makes a point to stop every week to pick up Western Max lottery tickets.
A recent ticket he picked up gave him a huge surprise.
“I scanned it in store and saw all of the zeroes,” he said. “I scanned it a few more times trying to make sense of it.”
“I wanted to jump up and down I was so excited, but I didn’t want to do it in front of the other customers,” he continued, laughing.
His excitement was over a jaw-dropping $1 million win on the Western Max draw for July 23.
“I feel like breaking down in tears, I’m so happy,” he said at his prize-claim interview.
He said he needs some time to figure out what the money will mean for his future.
“First thing I’m doing is taking a couple of weeks of vacation and thinking about what is next,” he said.
Branigan purchased his winning Western Max ticket from Triple LB Convenience at Highway 13 and Broadway Street in Redvers. He won his $1 million prize by matching the selection for one of the million-dollar prizes drawn on July 23: 6, 12, 21, 23, 26, 38 and 42.
Saskatchewan Lotteries issued the news release Tuesday morning.
