Montrealer wins $50M Lotto-Max prize, wants to buy a house

One lucky Montrealer is taking home a $50 million jackpot after winning a Lotto-Max draw on Oct. 6.

Pierre Richer bought the multimillion-dollar winning ticket while shopping for Thanskgiving dinner with his daughter at a Super C on Champlain Boulevard in Montreal.

He says his dream is to purchase a home on the outskirts of Montreal and, despite a 40-year career, has no plans to retire anytime soon.

In fact, Richer, who is in his 60s, was back at work bright and early Monday at 4:30 a.m.

The supermarket will receive a one per cent commission of $500,000.

The winning numbers were 04, 17, 20, 23, 25, 27, 41 with bonus 07.