I wanted to jump up and down I was so excited!
John Branigan makes a point to stop every week to pick up WESTERN MAX tickets.
He said a recent ticket he picked up while on the road gave him a huge surprise.
“I scanned it in store and saw all of the zeroes,” he said. “I scanned it a few more times trying to make sense of it!”
“I wanted to jump up and down I was so excited, but I didn’t want to do it in front of the other customers,” he continued, laughing.
The Redvers resident’s excitement was over a jaw-dropping $1 million win on the WESTERN MAX July 23 draw.
“I feel like breaking down in tears, I’m so happy,” he said at his prize claim interview.
He said he needs some time to figure out what the money will mean for his future.
“First thing I’m doing is taking a couple of weeks of vacation and thinking about what is next!” he said.
Branigan purchased his winning WESTERN MAX ticket from Triple LB Convenience at HWY 13 and Broadway St. in Redvers. He won his $1 million prize by matching the selection for one of the million-dollar prizes drawn on July 23: 6, 12, 21, 23, 26, 38, 42.