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Regina’s Scott Wheatley is Saskatchewan’s newest millionaire.
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced Friday that Wheatley won the $1,188,958.43 Vault Breaker grand jackpot on a VLT at Regina’s Four Seasons Palace on May 8.
“I thought I was dreaming,” Wheatley said in a media release. “When all five vault breakers fell, I knew I won the big one.”
Wheatley said he has some plans for the money.
“I’m going to put it towards my savings and retirement,” he said. “Maybe I’ll buy a new truck and storage trailer.”
Vault Breaker links 4,200 VLTs located in about 570 sites in 270 communities across the province.
According to the corporation, there are three jackpot tiers: The provincewide grand jackpot has a minimum value of $500,000 and pays out before it hits $1.5 million; the regional major jackpot has a minimum value of $5,000 and pays out before it hits $25,000; and, the local site jackpot minimum is $100 and pays out before hitting $500.
Any of the three jackpot tiers can be awarded.
The provincewide jackpot has awarded $20,395,529.69 to 21 winners since June of 2017. The grand jackpot has been reset to $500,000.