Southern Alberta man ‘still in shock’ after winning $100K on Lotto 6-49

Derek Virostek from Rolling Hills, Alta. won $100,000 on Lotto 6-49.

A southern Alberta man says he plans to invest his winnings after nabbing $100,000 on Lotto 6-49.

Derek Virostek from the hamlet of Rolling Hills won his money on the March 5 Lotto 6-49 and Extra draw.

“I never thought I would win anything big,” he said in a Wednesday news release from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.

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“I checked [my numbers] on the app and couldn’t believe it. I had to check it over and over – I’m still in shock.”

He won his prize by matching the last six digits of the March 5 Extra selection: 2280383.

As for his plans for the money, Virostek says he’s going to “invest and save the rest for my kids.”