Central Alberta resident wins $1.5 million recently in a lottery game

A Red Deer man is Alberta's newest millionaire after he scratched his lottery ticket.

Brad Page bought a Super Set For Life scratch ticket from Scotty's Esso, on 5 Reichley St. in the central Alberta city, on Jan. 26.

As he scratched his ticket at home, he couldn't believe that he had uncovered the game's top prize. "There was a dead silence," Page recounted.

He chose the lump-sum payment of $1.5 million over an annual prize of $100,000 for the next 20 years.

Page says he looks forward to living debt-free. "We're going to pay off our mortgage," he added. "It feels really good.

The winner has to reach the nearest lottery headquarters for further documentation formalities and for claiming their winning prize money, lottery officials said.