It took a few moments for the news to sink in when Clifford Coonishish-Coon won $130,224.90 playing Lotto 6/49.
On a recent trip to St. Félicien, Clifford took a chance and bought his first-ever Lotto 6/49 ticket.
The rest is James Bay gambling history.
Clifford’s lucky streak wasn’t over yet. A couple of weeks later, he won $500 playing scratch-and-win bingo.
The always-humble O.J. resident smiled when asked how he felt when he won the Lotto 6/49.
“I felt happy,” he said.
Clifford picked up the prize cheque at Lotto-Québec headquarters in Quebec City with a large entourage of family members treated to a free trip.
The first stop after that was the car dealership where he bought his dad a brand new pick-up.
Supposedly, the salesman’s eyes popped out of their head when he saw the $1,000 bill Clifford pulled out to pay the deposit.
Clifford also spread around some of his good fortune to other family members, like sister Caroline who got a shiny new red mini-van.
Another purchase in the works is a leather jacket (size XXX Large) and an investment in a dump truck for a new business.
By the way, those lucky 6/49 numbers were: 02,19, 23, 29, 46, 47 and bonus 40. Cliffordgot six out of the seven numbers right.
