‘Doesn’t feel real’: Calgarian wins $5M on Lotto 6-49

Mike Meldrum won $5 million on Lotto 6-49. (WCLC handout)

A Calgary man has won a whopping $5 million on the lottery.

Mike Meldrum’s windfall came from the June 18 Lotto 6-49 draw.

The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) announced the win last month, encouraging whoever bought the ticket to come forward to claim their prize.

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“I saw someone had won in Calgary, but I hadn’t checked my ticket yet,” Meldrum said in a news release.

“When I first told my wife, she didn’t believe me,” he added. “She told me to send her the numbers so she could check online herself.”

Meldrum says he’s been buying Lotto 6-49 tickets weekly for 35 years.

Now, he’s in the process of determining how to spend the money.

“Our cars are about ten years old, so we’re thinking maybe new vehicles,” he said. “I have some decisions to make about continuing work, too.”

“It doesn’t feel real.”

Meldrum purchased his winning ticket from 7-Eleven on Mount McKenzie Drive S.E.

He won his prize by matching the following six numbers: 8, 14, 20, 25, 30, and 38.