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By paNOW Staff

James Smith Cree Nation has newest millionaire after lottery ticket sold in Melfort

Oct 5, 2022 | 3:00 PM

James Smith Cree Nation has a new millionaire in its community.

Rollins Head won a Maxmillions prize from the Sept. 23 Lotto Max draw after purchasing his ticket that afternoon from the Prairie North Co-op in Melfort.

Head went into town on the Monday after the draw where he used the self-checker to scan his ticket at a local store.

“I didn’t believe it. I thought it was a mistake,” he said when the machine alerted him to the win. He said he scanned the ticket twice more to determine it was, in fact, a winner.

He then asked the cashier to check his ticket once again at another store.

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“My hands were shaking,” he said. “People in the store were congratulating me as I was leaving.”

Head says he plans to fix up his house with the winnings. He also plans to enjoy his hobbies of quadding and hunting.

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