$64M Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball ticket claimed
Moncton, New Brunswick: It’s the largest lottery prize ever awarded in Atlantic Canadian history.
Merel Chiasson of Bas-Caraquet, N.B. picked up his cheque for $64 million on Thursday morning at Atlantic Lottery headquarters in Moncton.
That ticket was set to expire in just 19 days.
The winning ticket has been sitting on Chiasson’s bedroom dresser since the April 15, 2023 draw, and he didn’t even know it.
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Chiasson says he never imagined he could be the winner, and the ticket was kept among a collection of other unchecked tickets at home. He regularly checks them one month shortly before they are set to expire.
When he finally checked the ticket at a local retailer, he wasn’t sure if he had won $64,000 or $64 million because of all of the zeros, but when he picked up his partner from work and showed her the validation slip, she knew right away.
Chiasson contacted the Atlantic Lottery office on Wednesday.