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Fort McMurray man wins $21.8M in Lotto Max
CBC News
Posted: Jul 19, 2012 9:14 PM MT
Last Updated: Jul 19, 2012 9:12 PM MT
A Fort McMurray man was announced Thursday as the winner of $21.8 million in last week's Lotto Max draw.
Chris Fowler, 55, is a heavy equipment operator originally from Newfoundland who has lived in the northern Alberta city for the past 30 years.
Fowler had been carrying around his ticket for days before checking the numbers at a local gas station. Now he's making plans for his winnings.
"Help my family get debt-free, do some travelling, see the world," he said. "I'm going to retire next week."
Fowler, who was joined at Thursday's news conference by his son Jason and daughter Danielle, says he plans to keep buying lottery tickets.
"Oh yeah," he joked. "I'll be here again. This is only a practice run."
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