Calgary man wins $1M on Lotto 6-49 draw

Mark Watters, of Calgary, won $1 million in a March 19, 2025, Lotto 6-49 draw. (Courtesy: Western Canada Lottery Corporation)

A Calgary man took home $1 million in a March Lotto 6-49 draw.

Mark Watters said he knew there was a million-dollar winner in the March 19 draw, but he didn’t check his ticket until the weekend.

Watters called the win surreal and already has a few ideas for how to use his prize.

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“I was thinking of maybe getting a new truck,” he said. “And I want to set up funds for the kids’ futures – I want to speak with an adviser to plan it all out.”

Watters won on the Gold Ball draw, winning the million-dollar guaranteed prize with number 36935905-01.

He purchased his winning ticket from the Douglasdale Rexall, located at 160-11520 24 St. S.E. in Calgary.