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Lacombe man wins $15 million

Jun 26, 2026 | 2:36 PM

A Lacombe man is now $15 million richer.

According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the man, whose first name is Don, won the jackpot on the June 5 Lotto Max draw.

“I just started buying tickets in the last month,” he shared in a media release. “I figured, what the heck – you can’t win if you don’t buy the ticket.”

He even says everyone in the store was excited for him when he checked his ticket.

“I just thought, ‘Gee whiz, now I can really help some people,’” he said. “I won’t change, but I’ll make sure my family members’ mortgages are paid.”

Don had also recently had a birthday, so this was a heck of a surprise.

He bought his ticket at the Circle K on 52 Avenue in Lacombe. He matched all seven numbers: 11, 16, 27, 34, 40, 47 and 49.

And he added that his pink beard, which he started dying after helping with Pink Shirt Day at a school he worked at, isn’t going anywhere.