YORKTON, Sask. – A Saskatchewan resident couldn’t believe how many zeros were on his winning lottery ticket. Veljan Hoxha, of Yorkton, won the guaranteed $1,000,000 prize in the June 10 draw.
He picked up his winning Lotto 6-49 ticket at the Superstore Gas Bar in Yorkton. After discovering the good news, he called his wife who also couldn’t believe it.
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“I kept saying to her, ‘I’m telling the truth,” said Hoxha.
“There’s a one and then six zeros.”
Once he’s paid some bills and invested some of the winnings, Hoxha plans on taking a trip to visit family in Greece.
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