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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize
June 11 (UPI) -- An Alberta man scored a lottery jackpot of more than $730,000, marking his fourth major lottery prize -- and his third since August 2024. The Western Canada Lottery Corp. announced David Serkin, of Lethbridge, won a prize of $731,593.12 in the May 3 Lotto 6/49 Classic drawing. Serkin previously collected $365,796.56 in the Aug. 20, 2024, Lotto Max drawing, and an additional $731,593.12 in the Nov. 16 Lotto 6/49 drawing. The man, who has been a regular lottery player since 1982, also collected $182,898.28 from a lottery drawing more than a decade prior to his recent winning streak. Serkin said his friends and family were shocked to learn of his most recent win. "I went for coffee with the boys after I checked my ticket," he told WCLC officials. "They asked to see it and said, 'Not again!'" The player admitted even he had trouble believing his recent luck. "I know the odds are astronomical," he said. "I don't think it'll happen again, but I still like buying tickets." He said his prize money will keep his life comfortable. "I'm a cancer survivor and I'm retired, so I am just grateful for all of it," he said.
UPI
8 hours ago
- General
- UPI
Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize
June 11 (UPI) -- An Alberta man scored a lottery jackpot of more than $730,000, marking his fourth major lottery prize -- and his third since August 2024. The Western Canada Lottery Corp. announced David Serkin, of Lethbridge, won a prize of $731,593.12 in the May 3 Lotto 6/49 Classic drawing. Serkin previously collected $365,796.56 in the Aug. 20, 2024, Lotto Max drawing, and an additional $731,593.12 in the Nov. 16 Lotto 6/49 drawing. The man, who has been a regular lottery player since 1982, also collected $182,898.28 from a lottery drawing more than a decade prior to his recent winning streak. Serkin said his friends and family were shocked to learn of his most recent win. "I went for coffee with the boys after I checked my ticket," he told WCLC officials. "They asked to see it and said, 'Not again!'" The player admitted even he had trouble believing his recent luck. "I know the odds are astronomical," he said. "I don't think it'll happen again, but I still like buying tickets." He said his prize money will keep his life comfortable. "I'm a cancer survivor and I'm retired, so I am just grateful for all of it," he said.
New York Post
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Cancer survivor defies all odds by hitting four lottery jackpots worth $3 million
It's a stunning turn of 'four'-tune! A Canadian cancer survivor has landed four lottery jackpots — racking up nearly $3 million in a jaw-dropping display of good luck and long odds. David Serkin, a retiree from Alberta, hit it big in three lotteries over the past nine months — winning roughly $2.5 million — after netting $250,000 more than a decade ago, according to lottery officials. 'I know the odds are astronomical,' Serkin said a press release from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation. 'I don't think it'll happen again, but I still like buying tickets.' David Serkin won four lottery jackpots — racking up nearly $3 million. Western Canada Lottery Corporation The super-lucky senior bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket from a gas station in his hometown of Lethbridge on May 3 and won $1 million. On Nov. 16, he won $1 million playing the same game after scoring $500,000 in the LOTTO MAX draw on August 20 — when the odds of winning were just 1 in 33.3 million, lottery officials said. Serkin had previously won roughly $250,000 in a jackpot more than a decade before his latest streak of good fortune, according to NOW Toronto news. Serkin said his friends reacted to his latest lottery miracle by proclaiming 'not again?!' while they were out for coffee. 'I'm a cancer survivor and I'm retired, so I am just grateful for all of it,' he said. David Serkin, who has been playing the lotto since 1982, said he likes the ritual of buying tickets and checking them. Happy Hues – Serkin, who didn't say what kind of cancer he had or when he beat it, plans to take his wife on a vacation to celebrate — again. 'I took my wife to Hawaii with the last win, and we had a great time,' Serkin said to officials. 'Now, we're going to Newfoundland.' Serkin has been playing Canada's national lottery since its inception in 1982 and said he simply loves the ritual of it. 'You check your ticket and if you win – you're happy,' Serkin said. 'If you don't, you can always try again.'
The Guardian
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘The odds are astronomical': Canadian man wins lottery jackpots four times
How do you say 'lottery winner' in western Canada? The answer is: David Serkin, the name of the cancer survivor from Alberta who won three separate lottery jackpots between August and May to accumulate about $2.5m in prize money. According to officials, those lucky tickets marked the second, third and fourth times Serkin had won a lottery in his life, a feat that he had vanishingly small chances of pulling off and gained notice on corners of the internet dedicated to charming news stories. 'I know the odds are astronomical, [and] I don't think it'll happen again,' Serkin said in a press bulletin issued recently by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC). 'But I still like buying tickets.' Serkin won draws of $500,000 on 20 August, $1m on 16 November and $1m on 3 May, the last of those coming from a ticket that he bought at a gasoline station in his home town of Lethbridge. To give an idea of the odds he faced, he had a 1 in about 33.3m chance of winning the first of those jackpots, the WCLC's bulletin said. The media outlet NOW Toronto added that Serkin had won another $250,000 lottery jackpot more than a decade before his newer streak of good fortune. At least part of his lottery success seems to involve consistently playing the odds. He told officials he has been playing the lottery since 1982 – but he maintained that is because he simply enjoys the ritual of buying his tickets and then checking them. 'You check your ticket and if you win – you're happy,' Serkin said. 'If you don't, you can always try again. 'I'm a cancer survivor and I'm retired, so I am just grateful for all of it.' Serkin said he bought his latest triumphant ticket on a whim while buying gasoline, figuring, 'What do I have to lose?' He said his friends' reacted by saying 'not again?!' when he took them out for coffee and informed them he had hit the jackpot once more. As Serkin put it, his wife was equally incredulous – and, if history was any indication, a memorable vacation was in store for her. 'I took my wife to Hawaii with the last win, and we had a great time,' Serkin said to officials. 'Now, we're going to Newfoundland.'
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Canadian man wins lottery 4 times after surviving cancer battle, beating 1-in-33 million odds
A cancer survivor from Alberta, Canada, has managed to turn astronomical odds in his favour, not once, not twice, but four times. According to a report by Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), David Serkin recently won $1 million in the May LOTTO 6/49 Classic draw. This latest win marks Serkin's third lottery jackpot in just nine months, TODAY reported. He previously won $500,000 in August 2024 and $1 million in November. But his lucky streak stretches even further back: He had earlier bagged $250,000 in another lottery draw. 'I know the odds are astronomical. I don't think it'll happen again, but I still like buying tickets," Serkin said in a press release issued by the WCLC. He's been playing LOTTO 6/49 since it launched in 1982, and his persistence appears to be paying off in a major way. The WCLC says that the odds of winning the LOTTO MAX jackpot are 1 in 33 million, making Serkin's repeated wins even more unbelievable. 'You check your ticket and if you win, you're happy. If you don't, you can always try again,' Serkin said. 'I'm a cancer survivor and I'm retired, so I am just grateful for all of it. I bought this ticket while I was getting gas. I saw the Gold Ball draw was getting close to the final ball selection and thought, 'What do I have to lose?'' Serkin says his friends and family are stunned by his lottery success. He once discovered he had won while grabbing coffee with friends, a surreal moment in an already improbable story. He plans to use the money to make up for lost time with his wife, who supported him during his cancer battle. 'I took my wife to Hawaii with the last win, and we had a great time. Now, we're going to Newfoundland!' he said. (Also read: Kerala man wins $1 million jackpot in Dubai lottery for the second time)
