The largest lottery winner in Saskatchewan history claimed her prize on Thursday in Regina.
Mary Wernicke of Neville, Sask. won $60 million on a Lotto Max ticket. The win sets a new record for the biggest lottery prize ever won in Saskatchewan.
Wernicke bought her $5 quick pick ticket from a Pharmasave in Swift Current, Sask.
“I only had a $5 bill in my purse” she said.
“I thought to myself, ‘If I’m meant to win, that’s all it’s going to take.”
Wernicke said she waited a few days before checking her ticket, but added that she had a feeling.
“I had very itchy hands, I had to get it checked out,” Wernicke quipped.
Having itchy hands is an old superstition that means money is coming your way.
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Wernicke said she is going to take some time before she decides what she is going to do with all her winnings.
“I have a lot of different things on my mind, so I’m going to sleep on it for a while,” she said.
Wernicke has more than 30 people in her immediate family and knows the $60 million will have a big impact on all of them.
“It means everything to be able to help my family,” she said.
“I’ve dreamed and prayed about that for a long time.”
Wernicke is the second lottery winner to purchase a winning ticket in Swift Current this year. A couple from the city won $2 million on a Western 649 ticket in February.
With files from Christa Dao.
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