Lotto 6/49 $90K winner credits security after his windfall

The winner says he has been playing the same lotto numbers for 25 years and he has not been successful in taking home the jackpot but only few bucks here and there.

But recently, the 61-year-old winner is giving credits to lottery security measure for letting him claim his Lotto 6/49 winnings of more than $90,000 after a gas bar clerk allegedly stole his winning ticket and tried to claim it as his own.

The winner said in an interview “Hats off to Manitoba Lotteries — they certainly did their job.” He preferred not to be identified.

The Winnipeg police narrated that a man purchased a lottery ticket on July 14 that was valid for five draws. After not winning any prize for the first two draws, the old man went to the gas bar to check his tickets. The gas bar is in the Maples.

The clerk scanned the ticket and told the old man that he won $5. The clerk then returned the validation slip and handed the old man his $5, but allegedly kept the winning ticket, which was still valid for two more days.

The old said that he thought the ticket was done.

The next week the lucky ticket of the old man won a staggering $90,641.40. Police said that the culprit went to the lottery office on August 2 to claim the prize. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation notified Manitoba Lotteries because of some inconsistencies. An investigation was launched after.

The old man said that the lottery officials knew that the ticket belonged to him. He said that he does wonder and that somehow the suspect simply committed a mistake.

“It might have been an error on his part,” the old man said.

The old man said that when he learned about the windfall, he was pretty excited and surprised. He plans to purchase a new car and spend some on projects around his home.

The old man said he preferred not to follow the criminal case procedure as it goes through the courts.

“It has nothing to do with me,” the real lottery winner said.

Ashwinder Singh, 31, was officially charged this week with theft under $5,000 and fraud over $5,000. He will go to court on November 22.

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