A Brandon man says he’s still in shock after winning a $5-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.“I scanned the ticket and thought, ‘$50,000?’” said Louis Montroy, Manitoba’s newest millionaire.“But there were too many zeroes, so I thought, ‘Nah, that’s $500,000!’“All of a sudden it clicked that it was actually $5 million. Oh my God, was I ever surprised.”Montroy said he had to check the ticket — which he bought from a Canadian Tire gas bar in Brandon — a few more times online before the reality sank in. Trending Stories “I checked the numbers again and again, and almost fell out of my chair every time.” Story continues below advertisement The lucky winner said the first thing he’s going to do with the windfall is make sure his kids are helped out with whatever they need. 0:34Manitoba man finds $20 M forgotten lotto ticket in his pocket Manitoba man finds $20 M forgotten lotto ticket in his pocket – Oct 18, 2021 © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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