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Man wakes up his wife with lottery win

Aug 18, 2022 | 4:20 PM

Normally when a man wakes up his wife in the middle of night it is not well received, but in this case a Lake Country man has been more than forgiven.

William McKay aced a Lotto Max Extra win from the August 5, 2022 draw.

“I was sitting in my den checking the numbers from the night before on bclc.com,” he recalled. “My first thought was, ‘I have to wake up my wife!’” McKay said.

The Lake Country resident, who purchased his ticket from Save-On-Foods on Main Street, immediately woke up his wife to tell her the exciting news.

“Surprise! She thought I was joking with her.” McKay said.

McKay celebrated his big win over a nice dinner with family and says his first purchase will be an electric car.

In addition to the car, McKay looks forward to continuing to enjoy his retirement, only now with an extra half a million in the bank.

“This win gives us a bit more variety and fun with our retirement and will let us travel more,” he added.

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