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Last month, Stuart Melvin’s errands didn’t just end with grocery shopping — he just didn’t know it yet.
An ordinary shopping trip ended when a man in Saint John, New Brunswick decided to buy some Lottery Win tickets to Shawn’s Variety by rolling the dice.
When he returned a week later, the cashier scanned the ticket that would change his life.
“I thought I won $2 … and never thought about it again,” Melvin said in an Atlantic Lottery news release Friday.
“I just looked at the regular numbers, Atlantic 49 and 6/49. I didn’t think to check the other numbers on the ticket.”
In the Lotto 6/49 drawing held on July 27, another number brought in the $1 million Golden Ball jackpot.
“It doesn’t feel real at all,” Melvin said.
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He first shared the news of his winning with his sister, who couldn’t believe it and thought he was joking.
Lotto 6/49 drawings take place every Wednesday and Saturday, with two multi-million dollar jackpots up for grabs. The Classic jackpot is always set at $5 million, while the Golden Globe jackpot starts at $10 million but can go as high as over $60 million.
The Golden Ball draw guarantees a winning ticket in every drawing, and if the white ball is drawn, the winner receives $1 million, and if the golden ball is drawn, the winner receives an ever-increasing Golden Ball jackpot. On July 27, the white ball was drawn, giving Melvin the $1 million jackpot.
He said he plans to eventually use his winnings to buy a new home, and will donate much of the remaining money to charity.
In the meantime, Melvin said he “wants to sit back and relax for a bit right now.”
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