Man from Leamington won Lotto Max jackpot worth $1 million

A lucky man from Leamington named Michel Kassas won a whopping sum of $1 million playing Maxmillions and has only been a lottery player for less than a year.

Kassas bought his winning ticket from the lottery website and realized his win with an email from OLG.

He plans to buy a new house from his winnings and invest the rest in Bitcoin.

Lotto Max is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games. 

Seven numbers are selected from a field of 50 numbers, along with a bonus number. A single line of seven numbers costs $5, and each purchased line also includes two additional lines of quick picks. 

Lotto Max drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday.