‘Now my husband has a sugar mama’: Northern Alberta woman wins $1M

Mijeen Naude, a resident of Bezanson, Alta., won $1M from a Lotto Max ticket. (Supplied)

Mijeen Naude said her husband has a “sugar mama” after winning $1 million on Lotto Max.

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Naude said she scanned her ticket using the Lotto Spot App while she was waiting to pick up her daughter.

“All these zeroes came up as my daughter was getting in and I couldn’t believe it!” said Naude. “I showed my daughter and then she told me we should show up at my husband’s work to tell him.”

She went on to say that her husband didn’t believe her at first.

But now, they are excited to enjoy the winnings together.

“We’re going to buy a car, get our bills paid, and invest!” said Naude. “We were thinking we would never retire so now we are relieved!”

She said she’d also like to visit Vancouver Island and take a trip to West Edmonton Mall.

The Bezanson local purchased her winning ticket from a Petro Canada gas station in Grande Prairie. She was one of five winners in the May 9 draw. Her selection was 6, 17, 21, 22, 35, 42, and 44.

Bezanson is a hamlet about 35 kilometres east of the Grande Prairie.