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Olds resident wins $1 million in Western Max draw

Brett Durand said his wife thought he was joking when he told her of his winnig Western Max ticket
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Olds resident Brett Durand, who won $1 million in a Sept. 17 Western Max draw, poses with the Western Max logo. Photo courtesy of the Western Canada Lottery Corp.

OLDS — An Olds resident plans to at least semi-retire after winning $1 million via a lottery.

Brett Durand won the money in the Sept. 17 Western Max draw.

He bought the winning ticket at Circle K in Olds and won one of the million-dollar additional prize draws on the by correctly matching the selection: 1, 3, 31, 34, 40, 42 and 49.

A Western Canada Lottery Corp. news release says Durand originally won a free play on a Western Max ticket months ago.

“I scanned it and thought, ‘There’s no decimal,’” he said with a laugh. “I kept looking for the decimal place and gradually realized it was actually a million.”

He took the ticket home to show his wife right away.

“She thought I was joking,” he said in the news release. “She had the biggest smile when she realized we can both semi-retire and give our bodies a break.”

“Her birthday is next week and I’m going to surprise her with a little something,” he added.

Durand said the million-dollar win is “very relieving.”

“It’s a lot of money. Life-changing in a way that allows us to walk into the next chapter.”

Their pets will also share in the good fortune.

“We have a lot of animals,” Durand said. “We likely won’t be travelling much, but maybe we can get a babysitter for them now,” he said with a chuckle.

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