CALGARY- Calgarians seem to have quite the lucky streak, with yet another resident hitting the jackpot.
Fresh off the heels of Tom Crist’s $40 million win, a Calgary woman has become $8.1 million richer.
Kim Kelly used a self-checker to find out if she’d won anything during Lotto 6/49’s December 28 draw. That’s when she saw some numbers pop up on the display.
“I checked it, and I thought there was an error,” she laughed. “That’s what I thought, you have no idea!”
Thinking she’d won about $8,000, she went to an appointment and called her son to tell him about her win. That’s when they realized she’d won much, much more.
“I was shaking so badly.”
It turns out she had the winning numbers for the $16.3 million prize. However, someone in Winnipeg had the same numbers, so they split the winnings.
Kelly plans to book a trip to go somewhere warm, and will give away some of her money.
“Being able to help my family is a dream come true,” she said.
Kelly purchased her ticket at a Mac’s Convenience Store on 40 Ave. and 50 St. S.W.
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