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Harvey Plum literally pinched himself after he learned he was now a multi-millionaire. (supplied/Saskatchewan Lotteries)
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Battleford man wins $2 million

Oct 25, 2019 | 2:56 PM

Harvey Plum literally pinched himself after he learned he was now a multi-millionaire.

Plum won $2 million on the Western 649 jackpot Sunday morning.

“I looked up the numbers on my phone, and I saw that I had all six! My mouth was gaping,” he was quoted as saying in a media release. “I kind of pinched myself, and then looked again.”

He took the numbers to a lottery vendor to verify what he had learned.

“I used the ticket checker and saw it said $2 million,” he said. “Then I took it up to the retailer, and the same amount came up on the screen.”

He bought his $5 ticket from the Petro-Canada in Battleford. Plum plans to use his windfall to pay off his car loan and other bills. Down the road, he’s thinking of travelling, maybe including a Caribbean cruise and some visits to out of province relatives.

Plum added how he “won’t be working after this.”

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