A Grande Prairie man is $2 million richer after he bought a winning ticket for the Western Max lotto. Ron Fraser has been buying lotto tickets at the Wapiti Road Shell in Grande Prairie for a long time. On the March 4 draw, his ticket with the numbers 2, 8, 12, 26, 37, 41, and 50 won $2.7 million. “I checked on the self-checker,” Fraser said in a Monday news release. “I honestly thought there was a hiccup with the terminal—I just couldn’t believe it—so I took it up to the front.” He said he couldn’t believe the results. “My heart is in pretty good shape,” Fraser laughed. “I didn’t get too flustered, but I was very excited.” He says he plans to use his winnings to spend some precious time with family, including a trip to Mexico. “It feels very rewarding,” he said.
