A New Brunswick woman who played the same lottery numbers for the past 30 years proved persistence pays off with a recent win. Denise Bérubé of Saint-André, N.B., won $5 million through the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot on March 26. “I went on the website and saw I had a winner, and when I opened the ticket, I saw all those zeros, so I looked at the numbers and they were really my numbers, “Bérubé said in a news release from Atlantic Lottery. “I went to the winning numbers to confirm again that those were my numbers, and I was in shock. I said, ‘Oh my God, I won the lotto.‘” Bérubé’s winning numbers include her wedding anniversary, a birthdate and the age at which she’d dreamed of retiring. “I’ve been playing Lotto 6/49 for a very long time, always with the same numbers that I chose a long time ago because they each had a significance,” Bérubé said. “Some numbers I do still remember why I picked them, but a few others I don’t remember why. It’s been that long that I’ve been playing the same numbers.” Bérubé plans to use her winnings to travel with her husband and her sisters. She says a trip to Africa is at the top of her list. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
