A Fort McMurray man was announced Thursday as the winner of $21.8 million in last week's Lotto Max draw./ c3 L$ A4 e" K% Z# b. G$ C
! z! \* b5 Y V6 o8 q+ ^Chris Fowler, 55, is a heavy equipment operator originally from Newfoundland who has lived in the northern Alberta city for the past 30 years. C( H2 w9 I. S1 C1 a" k( a ' q0 L o3 ~- V2 ~Fowler had been carrying around his ticket for days before checking the numbers at a local gas station. Now he's making plans for his winnings. 4 R C! Z/ Y. r7 U/ L9 ]9 g3 i) L" {% t) p# c
"Help my family get debt-free, do some travelling, see the world," he said. "I'm going to retire next week."# c+ q4 I7 N. m4 Z$ d: E
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Fowler, who was joined at Thursday's news conference by his son Jason and daughter Danielle, says he plans to keep buying lottery tickets.