'Book a vacation': Canmore man wins $100K
Ronald Adamoski won $100,000 on the Jan. 24 Western 6-49 draw. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation)
A Canmore man who won $100,000 on a lottery ticket says he's planning a trip with his winnings.
"I’m going to put it in the bank and book a vacation to Bali," said Ronald Adamoski in a Wednesday news release.
He won his prize on the Jan. 24 Western 6-49 and Extra draw.
Adamoski says he bought the ticket from a Husky in the community of Dead Man's Flats.
"Even after they checked my ticket, I still didn’t believe it," he said. "I sent a screenshot to my girlfriend, and she was really excited for me."
He won his prize by matching the last six digits of the Extra number.
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