Jasbir, Sukhmander, and Jagmohan Sangha have a million reasons to celebrate. The trio matched all the winning numbers -- 27880790-01 – on the October 22 LOTTO 6/49 draw to take home the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize.

The Sanghas have been playing together for decades and will share their windfall. They picked up their ticket from Co-Op Food Centre at 400-1000 Hamptons Drive NW in Calgary on October 7.

Jasbir discovered their win on October 25 when he checked their ticket using a self-checker at a nearby store. When he scanned his ticket, he was shocked.

“I couldn’t believe it,” he said while the trio claimed their prize earlier this month. “I told my wife and kids first."

The Sanghas are the first Alberta winners to take home a million-dollar prize since LOTTO 6/49, Canada’s longest-running national lottery game, debuted a new format in early September with the guaranteed prize replaced with an elimination-style Gold Ball Jackpot draw.

The winners all have their own plans for their windfall.

“We are going on a trip soon so we can use the money to upgrade it,” said Jasbir. Sukhmander, meanwhile, said he plans to use his to put towards bills and save for a rainy day, while Jagmohan is considering an earlier retirement.

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