James Smith Cree had a new Millionaire after ticket sold in Melfort

James Smith Cree Nation has a new millionaire in its community.

Rollins Head won a Maxmillions prize from the Sept. 23 Lotto Max draw after purchasing his ticket that afternoon from the Prairie North Co-op in Melfort.

Head went into town on the Monday after the draw where he used the self-checker to scan his ticket at a local store.

“I didn’t believe it. I thought it was a mistake,” he said when the machine alerted him to the win.

He said he scanned the ticket twice more to determine it was, in fact, a winner.

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