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Red Deer man wins $100,000

Aug 25, 2017 | 2:53 PM

It’s a good thing he checked his ticket.

Brian Evanoff says he was was on his way home from Regina when remembered he had a LOTTO 6/49 ticket to check.

The Red Deerian soon discovered he won $100,000 on the June 28 EXTRA draw.

“I was cleaning out my travel backpack and found a ticket to check,” he said. “I had to scan the ticket a few times to count out all of the zeros.”