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Last month, Stuart Melvin’s errand run ended with more than just groceries – he just didn’t know it yet.
An ordinary grocery trip ended with the Saint John, N.B., man deciding to buy some lottery tickets at Shawn’s Variety in a roll of the dice.When he returned a week later, the cashier scanned what would end up being life-altering tickets.“I thought I had won $2 … and never thought more about it,” Melvin said in an Atlantic Lottery news release Friday.“I was just looking at the regular numbers, Atlantic 49 and 6/49. I didn’t think to check the other number on the ticket.”That other number resulted in a $1 million win of the Gold Ball from the July 27 Lotto 6/49 draw. “It doesn’t feel real at all,” Melvin said.
He first shared the news of his big win with his sister, who was in such disbelief she thought he was joking.Lotto 6/49 draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday with two multi-million jackpots available to be won. The classic jackpot is always set at $5 million, and the Gold Ball jackpot starts at $10 million but can grow past $60 million.The Gold Ball draw guarantees a winning ticket on every draw, with the winner taking home $1 million if a white ball is drawn, or the growing Gold Ball jackpot when a gold ball is drawn. A white ball was drawn on July 27, leading to Melvin’s $1-million win.He said he plans to eventually purchase a new home with his prize money, adding much of what is left will be going to charity.In the meantime, Melvin said he’s “just going to sit back now and relax a little while.”
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