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'In disbelief': Edmonton man wins $1M on Lotto Max draw
Дата публикации: 26-10-2026 17:22:34
Mohamed Nimji plans to put aside money for a retirement fund, as well as take a trip to Africa next year with some of his winnings
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Mohamed Nimji, of Edmonton, won $1 million on a Lotto Max draw in August. He plans to take a trip back to Africa with his new winnings. Photo by WCLCMohamed Nimji was just looking to buy another Lotto Max ticket, but he soon discovered he had already hit the jackpot.
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Part of Nimji’s lottery routine was to check his tickets on the Lotto Spot app, and when he logged in to buy a ticket for that evening’s draw, he received a notification about unchecked tickets.
The Edmonton man checked his older tickets and found he won $ 1 million on the Aug. 18 Lotto Max draw.
“(The app) was telling me that I had several unchecked tickets, so I went to go look and I saw the winner,” said Nimji in a news release.
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“I had to go back and forth with another winning ticket to confirm it was actually a winner. I was in disbelief.”
Now that the reality has set in and he’s become one of Alberta newest millionaires, he’s started thinking about what he may do now and in the future with his newfound winnings.
“Retirement fund and a trip next year to Africa. I was born there,” said Nimji.
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