Overview

• David Serkin claimed a $1 million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball prize on May 3 at a Shell station in Lethbridge while buying gas.
• This marks his third win since August 2024 after a $500,000 prize and a $1 million jackpot in November, plus an earlier $250,000 victory in 2013.
• His four wins total $2.5 million in under a year against odds of about 1 in 33.3 million for each jackpot.
• A cancer survivor who has played the lottery since it launched in 1982, Serkin says he enjoys the routine of checking tickets as part of his retirement hobby.
• He previously took his wife to Maui with last year’s winnings and now plans a holiday in Newfoundland with his latest prize.