$1 million win for Neeginan local!

Congratulations Matilda!

Matilda B of Neeginan is one of Manitoba’s newest millionaires following the April 1 LOTTO MAX draw.

The draw included 40 $1 million MAXMILLIONS prizes, two of which were won by Manitobans on April 1.

Matilda happened to be in Winnipeg the day before the draw and picked up her ticket from the Circle K on 48 Osborne Street before heading to an appointment. She was still in the city on April 2 when she checked her ticket along with a few others at a downtown store.

She says she was not ready at all to find out she was about to be a millionaire.

“He said, ‘$10 winner, $2 winner, and you are a big winner! You just won a million dollars!’” she recalled the cashier saying as he validated her tickets.

“I was so shocked!” she said. “I called my husband back home, and he thought I was kidding!”

“He was so happy – he was very joyful,” she chuckled.

The winner has a few plans for her recent windfall.

“I told my husband we need an extension on the house,” Matilda said. “I want to put two extra bedrooms on the back for when my grandchildren and great-grandchildren come over.”

Matilda won by matching winning MAXMILLIONS numbers 5, 7, 10, 11, 21, 34, and 43 for the April 1 LOTTO MAX draw.

Congratulations Matilda, wishing you the best!