Deborah Brown, of Big Valley, AB. (WCLC)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

March 29 LOTTO MAX draw

Big Valley resident wins a million bucks

Apr 28, 2022 | 11:59 AM

A central Alberta woman is one of Alberta’s newest millionaires after matching all seven numbers for one of the MAXMILLIONS prizes awarded for the March 29 Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) LOTTO MAX draw.

After checking her tickets using the self-checker at a local store a few days after the draw, Deborah Brown, of Big Valley, discovered she was holding onto a $1 million winning ticket. WCLC officials say she scanned the ticket five times before the reality of her windfall sunk in.

“When I got back to my car, my daughter called me and said I sounded funny. I told her, ‘I just won a million dollars!’” Brown recalled as she claimed her prize.

The newly-minted millionaire has some plans for her windfall.

“I’d like to help out my daughter and buy a new vehicle for myself for the first time,” Brown said.

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The recent retiree also looks forward to using her winnings to make more out of her retirement and travel.

She purchased her winning ticket at the Stettler Sobeys at 4607 50 Street in Stettler on the day of the draw. She won by matching the MAXMILLIONS numbers 17, 23, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 42.

“It’s out of this world,” added Brown.