Colorado lottery player woke up to discover multi-million lottery win

Imagine winning $5 million on a lottery jackpot. Would you pay off your mortgage or your loans? Would you buy a boat or a new car? Well, one Colorado man got the surprise of a lifetime when he walked home with a $5 million check.

And his first move was to purchase a summer fruit. On Sept. 11, the Colorado Lottery shared the story of Waldemar “Bud” T. of Montrose.

Bud won the Colorado Lotto+ jackpot on the Sept.6 drawing and came out $5,067,041 richer. At 77 years old, Bud is retired but is still an avid outdoorsman.

So, when his winning numbers were chosen, he was backpacking in the Holy Cross Wilderness with his golden retriever, Augie.

According to the lottery, Bud didn’t know he had become a millionaire until he got back from his trip and checked the website. But it was no mistake at all, and Bud chose the cash option of $2,533,520.

According to the lottery he purchased his winning ticket at the Hangin Tree Travel Plaza in Montrose.