Don Matheson of Lacombe, Alberta, walked away with a $15 million jackpot huge that shocked everyone on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
He bought the ticket recently at a convenient shop.
The lottery operator promptly called him without warning to tell him he’d won.
He was sitting at home when the call came.
The story was broadly picked up by CTV News, the Red Deer Advocate and rdnewsnow.com.
Matheson says he will keep the money strictly private.
He has not said at this time how he will spend it.
The payout ranks among the largest the province has seen.
No further details were released.