‘Completely speechless’: Taber man wins $1M on scratch-and-win ticket

Taber resident Laredo Joblonkay won $1 million on a scratch lottery ticket.

A southern Alberta man is celebrating a $1 million win on a scratch lottery ticket.

Taber resident Laredo Joblonkay purchased his $100 Luxe Multiplier scratch-and-win ticket from the town’s Johnson Drugs.

He says he scanned the ticket in store, along with a “big stack” of others he had purchased.

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“I got to the very last ticket and saw a number with six zeroes and thought the scanner must be broken,” he said. “I was with my wife and son, and I checked the ticket again to show them.”

Joblonkay said he and his wife were “completely speechless.”

His plans for the money include a cruise to Hawaii or a trip to see the Dallas Cowboys play.

“We’re still deciding what we’ll do,” he said. “It just feels amazing to win.”