A Cache Bay, Ont., couple’s Friday date night routine turned out to work in their benefit.

Joe and Lise Menard, who have been married for 36 years, ended up buying their lottery tickets on that night after dinner as usual and won the $34 million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball draw from June 21.

“We happened to stop at a gas station, and I had some old tickets in my purse, so I asked Joe to check them after he finished pumping the gas,”Lise told OLG.

Added Joe to OLG: “When I went in to pay for the gas, I asked the clerk to check the tickets. After seeing they weren’t winners, the clerk asked if I wanted to replay them. I usually get new tickets using Quick Pick, but this time I replayed the old ones.”

Joe claims he already had an inkling they were winners.

“When I heard on the news that the Lot

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