For one Canadian, a surprise lottery win has brought a burst of excitement to what was otherwise a quiet retirement.

Mary Hosford lives in Grand Manan, N.B., and after working for the same restaurant for 40 years, she finally retired in 2023. However, she admitted that retirement has been boring at times.

One night, Hosford decided to stay up late to play the Mega Jackpot on Firework Fortune Frenzy, a progressive jackpot Instant Win lottery game available on the Atlantic Lottery website.

“I had been playing the game, but it was getting late, so I decided to hit the button one last time, and the Mega Jackpot came up,” Hosford recalled. “I turned to my husband and said, ‘I think I just won the Mega Jackpot,’ and he said, ‘You’re crazy.'”

Still unsure if she had won, Hosford then called h

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