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A young Barrie man is $1 million richer after winning the guaranteed prize in the July 7, 2021 Lotto 6/49 draw.
"I play the lottery a few times a week," Andrei Alexeenco said while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his cheque. "I purchased this ticket randomly with my groceries."
The 21-year-old says he checked his ticket using the OLG lottery app when he discovered his windfall.
"I saw $1 million and I forgot about the coffee I was about to buy," Alexeenco said.
He said the first person he shared the news with was his girlfriend.
"She didn’t believe me," Alexeenco said with a laugh. "I haven't told my parents yet. I want to do it in a beautiful way."
Alexeenco says he plans to give half his winnings to his parents, get an apartment with his girlfriend, buy his sister a laptop, and start a business.
The winning ticket was purchased at Shoppers Drug Mart on Steeles Avenue in Toronto.
