Alberta lottery winner thought he won MUCH less than he did
An Alberta man was in for a surprise after finding out he won much more on his lottery ticket than he had originally thought.
When Vernon Burpee of Sherwood Park brought his Lotto 6/49 ticket into a local store the day after the August 24 draw, he was shocked to discover he was about to be $250,000 wealthier.
I went in and checked my tickets, Burpee recalled while claiming his prize with the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.
I thought I had won $25,000; I rechecked it and saw that it was a few more numbers, so eventually I handed it to the clerk to check for me.
Burpee said he checked his ticket twice on the self-checker before getting verification of what he was seeing from the cashier.
He matched all seven digits of the winning EXTRA number 27144985, winning him the games top prize.
He purchased his winning ticket from 7-Eleven at 9655 63rd Avenue in Edmonton.
