Max Matthews said he was so excited after learning he won $1 million, he got sick outside the store where his winning ticket was confirmed. (CBC)

A Labrador man says he still cannot believe how lucky his son's birthday gift turned out to be.

"I jumped up and I looked at it, and looked at it," said Happy Valley-Goose Bay resident Max Matthews, recalling how he reacted to seeing a scratch-and-win ticket that told him he won a $1-million prize.

Matthews's adult son, Patrick, picked up the $10 Monopoly-themed ticket as a present, hoping his dad would win enough to pay for a few truck accessories.

After the family took the ticket to the local store to have the win confirmed, Matthews jumped and danced for joy — and then got sick outside from the excitement.

"It was for real, it was $1 million. I'm shaking," a smiling Matthews told CBC News.

Matthews will pick up the cheque on Monday, although he is clear what he will do with the money.

His wife, Lillian Matthews, said the win will likely change their lives.

"I think the first thing I said to Max was, 'Now we can redo our bathroom.' He said, 'Redo the bathroom?' Now we can have a new house,' " she said.

Matthews said he indeed is planning something better than what the family now owns. "This is a mini-home and I already wanted a house, something with a full basement and everything like that," he said.

Patrick Matthews said he won't forget the phone call he received from his father.

"He's saying, 'Come home, I won a million dollars.' Yeah, right. Come on. No one around here wins a million dollars," he said.

Meanwhile, Patrick said his own expectations from his newly enriched dad are not that high.

"He can take care of my debts and take care of my school [expenses], and we'll be square," he said with a broad smile. "We'll call it even."