Jose Marquez Munoz, of Millet, won $1 million on the Feb. 5 WESTERN MAX draw. (Supplied)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Holy Cow!

Millet man hoping to turn lotto win into dream come true

Mar 9, 2021 | 2:08 PM

A central Alberta man is one step closer to realizing his life-long dream after recently becoming the province’s 11^th million dollar or more, lottery winner this year.

Jose Marquez Munoz, of Millet, won $1 million on the Feb. 5 WESTERN MAX draw, and according to lottery officials, his winning ticket was a free WESTERN MAX ticket he redeemed at the Giant Tiger located at 3725 56 Street in Wetaskiwin.

“I’ve wanted to own a dairy farm for as long as I can remember,” said Munoz, in a press release. “It was the first thing I thought of when I scanned my ticket and saw the number one, followed by six zeroes. I could see my dream coming true!”

Munoz won one of the draw’s 14 $1 million prizes by exactly matching the numbers 1, 6, 10, 16, 22, 41 and 48. He also won a WESTERN MAX Free Play.

In addition to starting his farm, Munoz plans to put some of his windfall into investments and RESPs for his children.

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He is the third million-dollar WESTERN MAX winner in 2021 – following wins in Calgary and Medicine Hat – and the 11th Albertan to bring home a lottery prize of over a million dollars this year.

Other $1 million or more lottery wins in Alberta include:

• $1 million LOTTO MAX win in Onoway, AB, paid on January 4, 2021
• $1 million WESTERN MAX win in Red Deer, AB, paid on January 7, 2021
• $1 million LOTTO 6/49 win in Morinville, AB, paid on January 7, 2021
• $1 million LOTTO 6/49 win in Calgary, AB, paid on January 12, 2021
• $2 million Zing! win in Calgary, AB, paid on January 20, 2021
• $1 million WESTERN MAX win in Calgary, AB, paid on February 3, 2021
• $1 million LOTTO MAX win in Spruce Grove, paid on February 17, 2021
• $1 million WESTERN MAX win in Medicine Hat, paid on February 17, 2021
• $2 million WESTERN 649 win in Edmonton, paid on February 19, 2021
• $1 million LOTTO 6/49 win in Calgary, paid on February 22, 2021