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Medicine Hat couple wins more than half a million on lottery

Mar 5, 2019 | 5:58 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB. — Brian and Cynthia Krassman were surprised when they checked their LOTTO MAX ticket and discovered they won $522,440 on the September 14 draw.

“We try to pick up a LOTTO MAX ticket every week,” said Cynthia. “We normally just put our tickets together and check a bunch of them all at once.”

“This ticket was mixed into a pile of tickets from the last few months,” she continued. “We took them to the store and were scanning through a bunch of them. All these numbers came up on the screen – we couldn’t believe it!”

The happy winners said they’re going to share some of their winnings with their family and put away for retirement.

“I think more than anything, we’re just looking forward to a happy retirement,” said Cynthia.

The Krassmans purchased their winning ticket at Crestwood Pharmacy, located at 1827 Dunmore Road SE in Medicine Hat. They won their prize by matching six of the seven main draw numbers – 1, 3, 5, 16, 27 and 43 – plus the bonus number, 14.