A work trip to Houston for a pair of Edmonton residents resulted in taking home a cool million.
Tracy and Wesley Shemonichek returned to the Alberta capital as newly minted millionaires after winning a $1-million prize from the Lotto 6/49 draw on August 26th.
Wesley, purchased their ticket at the Houston Esso on Highway 16 while in town for work, and was with a colleague the following morning after the draw when he decided to stop in at a 7-Eleven to check the ticket.
“I scanned it with the retailer and initially thought it was $100,000 so I told my co-worker and then he looked at it and shouted, ‘No, you just won a million dollars,’” recalled Wesley.
Wesley immediately texted a photo of the ticket to Tracy, who had just returned home.
“I was at a corn stand at the time and I just stared at the photo,” recalled Tracy.
“Once it sunk in what I was looking at I started jumping for joy,” said Tracy. “I can’t even explain how I felt in that moment. It’s just fuzzy on the brain.”
The Shemonicheks, as they recently purchased a piece of land and look forward to putting their prize towards the build of their new home.
In addition, the couple also plans to travel to Tennessee for a vacation.
“We can build a home with a big garden and chickens and make memories with our grandchildren,” said Tracy.
So far this year, B.C. lottery players have redeemed more than $76 million in winnings from Lotto 6/49.
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