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Winnipeg LOTTO 6/49 winner loses $1M ticket but gets it back!

Winner Mario

$1,000,000.00

Lotto 6/49

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Congratulations Mario!

Mario R. just claimed a $1 million win on the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball Draw… and it’s partly thanks to a good Samaritan!

The Winnipeg local said he plays every draw and typically checks his numbers online and keeps the tickets in his wallet.

This draw, Mario said he checked his ticket and saw the major win but dropped his wallet while he was out.

“I was lucky enough that someone found it and returned it to me,” Mario smiled. “The ticket was still in my wallet when it was returned!”

“I’m taking this as a sign to pay it forward and help someone else out,” he continued. “My prayers have been answered!”

The winner has his eyes on the prize when it comes to spending this windfall.

“The first thing [on my list] is a new house!” Mario said.

Mario purchased his winning LOTTO 6/49 ticket at Red River Co-op at 1600 Regent Avenue West in Winnipeg. He won his prize on the April 5 Gold Ball Draw with the selection: 27966889-01, a white ball.

Congratulations Mario!


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