‘Once in a blue moon’: Fort Sask. woman wins $1M

Patricia Thomas won $1 million on a Lotto Max ticket, something she said she doesn't buy very often. Sept. 10, 2025. (Source: Lotto Spot)

One woman northeast of Edmonton started Wednesday morning with her usual coffee and her less-than-usual $1 million windfall.

Patricia Thomas of Fort Saskatchewan won the money after buying a Lotto Max ticket, something she told Lotto Spot she only buys “once in a blue moon.”

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She said she was overwhelmed and shocked when she scanned her ticket on the app at 6 a.m.

“I ran upstairs to tell my daughter and grandchildren,” she said. “There was a lot of excitement in the house.”

Thomas said she plans to pay off some bills and buy a house.

She purchased her ticket from the Co-op at 10004 99 Ave. in Fork Saskatchewan.