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Calgary Herald
5 days ago
- Business
- Calgary Herald
'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
CTV News
5 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
‘Now my husband has a sugar mama': Northern Alberta woman wins $1M
Mijeen Naude said her husband has a 'sugar mama' after winning $1 million on Lotto Max. Naude said she scanned her ticket using the Lotto Spot App while she was waiting to pick up her daughter. '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.' She went on to say that her husband didn't believe her at first. But now, they are excited to enjoy the winnings together. 'We're going to buy a car, get our bills paid, and invest!' said Naude. 'We were thinking we would never retire so now we are relieved!' She said she'd also like to visit Vancouver Island and take a trip to West Edmonton Mall. The Bezanson local purchased her winning ticket from a Petro Canada gas station in Grande Prairie. She was one of five winners in the May 9 draw. Her selection was 6, 17, 21, 22, 35, 42, and 44. Bezanson is a hamlet about 35 kilometres east of the Grande Prairie.
Edmonton Journal
5 days ago
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
'Now my husband has a Sugar Mama': Northern Alberta mom wins $1M lotto
Article content 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. 'I never thought this would happen and I'm so happy,' Mijeen Naude said in a Tuesday news release from Western Canada Lottery Corporation. 'Now my husband has a sugar mama,' she added with a laugh.
