Manitoba man wins $5M lottery jackpot, says it will be shared with family
One Brandon, Man., man is the lucky winner of a $5 million LOTTO 6/49 jackpot, which he says he will share with his family.
Louis Montroy won the $5 million prize from the Nov. 24 draw by matching all six of the main prize numbers.
“I’m going to make sure my kids are taken care of,” he said in a Monday news release from the Western Canadian Lottery Corporation (WCLC) and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries.
“I want to help them out with whatever they need. After that, I have no idea what I’m going to do!”
Montroy, who bought his winning ticket at the Canadian Tire Gas Bar on 18th Street in Brandon, said it took him a bit of time to realize how much money he’d won.
“I scanned the ticket and thought, ‘$50,000?!’” he said.
“But there were too many zeroes. So I thought, ‘Nah, that’s $500,000! All of a sudden it clicked in that it was actually $5 million. Well, oh my God! Was I ever surprised!”
He then went home and checked his numbers a few more times on the WCLC website with his wife.
“When I was at the store I tried to stay as quiet as possible. But when I was at home, I just wanted to scream out in celebration,” Montroy said.
“I checked the numbers again and again, and almost fell out of my chair every time. I kept saying, ‘Man, oh man! I can’t believe this!’”
Montroy joins some other big winners in Manitoba this year, including a Winnipeg family that shared a $60 million prize; a resident in Fraserwood who won $27.5 million; and a Wasagamack local who won $20 million.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
DEVELOPING Live updates as Stormy Daniels testifies at Trump hush money trial
Adult film star Stormy Daniels will take the stand a second time Thursday as former U.S. president Donald Trump’s hush money case continues in Manhattan. Follow live updates here.
BREAKING Sheldon Keefe out as head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Sheldon Keefe. The team made the announcement Thursday after the Original Six franchise lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Bank of Canada says financial system is stable, but risks remain
The Bank of Canada says the Canadian financial system is stable, but risks remain due to debt servicing costs among households and businesses and stretched valuations of financial assets.
Why these immigrants to Canada say they're thinking about leaving, or have already moved on
For some immigrants, their dreams of permanently settling in Canada have taken an unexpected twist.
Here are the ultraprocessed foods you most need to avoid, according to a 30-year study
Studies have shown that ultraprocessed foods can have a detrimental impact on health. But 30 years of research show they don’t all have the same impact.
Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France
Torchbearers carried the Olympic flame through the streets of France's southern port city of Marseille on Thursday, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.
Capital gains tax change 'shortsighted' and 'sows division' business groups tell Freeland
Forging ahead with increasing Canada's capital gains inclusion rate 'sows division,' and is a 'shortsighted' way to improve the deficit, business groups are warning Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Court to hear about search for remains as Winnipeg murder trial enters second day
A courtroom in Winnipeg is expected to hear testimony today about the search for the remains of the four victims of Jeremy Skibicki.
Ontario man frustrated after $3,500 paving job leaves driveway in shambles
An Ontario man considering having his driveway paved received a quote from a company for $7,000, but then, another paver in the neighbourhood knocked on his door and offered half that rate.