Calgary man wins over $9M

By Kaitlin Lee

Posted Jul 18, 2016 8:34 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

He was so shocked, he couldn’t breathe!

A Calgary man is $9,383,662.50 richer after winning the LOTTO 6/49 last week.

Libu George is now planning a trip to France with his wife.

“We want to help our family and the less fortunate where we can,” he said. “We’ll definitely invest some as well.”

The winning ticket was purchased at the Manila Convenience Store on Bonaventure Drive SE.

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