After winning $10,000 on the March 18 LOTTO 6/49 draw, Ruel Agen Dacanay may have a new set of favourite numbers.
"I don't play lottery games all that often," he said. "But when I do I like to use my own numbers. Birthdays, dates, you know, numbers that mean something."
But as luck would have it, the Weyburn resident's major win didn't come from his birthday numbers, but from his ticket's computer-generated 10-digit Guaranteed Prize Draw selection. Dacanay was nonetheless surprised to learn that his ticket had won.
"I had to check the ticket a couple times," he laughed. "I saw what the checker said, but I just couldn't believe it. I was so happy. I called my wife and told her about it right away."
Dacanay bought his winning ticket at the DT Convenience Store at 7 - 3rd Street NE in Weyburn.
The new winner said he doesn't have plans for his winnings just yet, but the windfall will be a nice help financially.
