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'Now my husband has a Sugar Mama': Northern Alberta mom wins $1M lotto

A family from the tiny hamlet of Bezanson north of Edmonton who just won a cool Lotto Max million-dollar jackpot plan to hit Vancouver Island and West Edmonton Mall with some of the winnings. Article content 'I never thought this would happen and I'm so happy,' Mijeen Naude said in a Tuesday news release from Western Canada Lottery Corporation. Article content Article content 'Now my husband has a Sugar Mama,' she added with a laugh. Article content Article content Naude, whose home is about 423 km northwest of Edmonton, was in her car waiting for her daughter to get in when she scanned her ticket for the May 9 draw on the Lotto Spot app. Article content Article content 'All these zeroes came up as my daughter was getting in and I couldn't believe it,' said Naude. 'I showed my daughter and then she told me we should show up at my husband's work to tell him.' Article content Now the family, whose home in the County of Grande Prairie, plans to buy a vehicle, pay bills and invest. Article content 'We were thinking we would never retire so now we are relieved,' Naude exclaimed. Article content The family also has some initial travel plans. Article content 'I'd love to visit Vancouver Island and take a trip to West Edmonton Mall,' said Naude, who bought the winning ticket at the Petro Canada on 100 Street in Grande Prairie, a northern Alberta city about 34 km west of Bezanson. Article content Article content Naude won with the selection: 6, 17, 21, 22, 35, 42, and 44. Article content Article content Article content