Hamiota man wins $40M jackpot

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A Hamiota man says he’s sending his children to university after winning $40 million playing Lotto Max.

Matthew Tannas bought the ticket on his phone using the Western Canada Lottery Corporation Lotto Spot app and won half the Dec. 3 jackpot, splitting the $80-million prize with someone in Quebec. Both matched all seven numbers.

The win is the largest ever on the app.

Tannas, a big game guide, was working in Alberta when he purchased the ticket.

When he realized he had won, he said he was shocked.

“Just because it was an online ticket … it was hard to believe seeing it on my phone, I had to double check,” Tannas said in a news release.

Tannas said he’ll also buy a new truck, will fix up his daughter’s ’89 Jeep and visit his sister in Nova Scotia with his newfound wealth.