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Filipino-Canadian wins $60-M lottery prize, Manitoba’s biggest

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/overseas/02/06/lottery.jpg"/><figcaption>Filipino-Canadian John Chua is $60 million richer after winning the Lotto Max Jackpot in Canada on Jan. 22. Photo courtesy of the Western Canada Lottery Corporation</figcaption></figure></div>A Filipino-Canadian family in Manitoba is suddenly $60 million richer as they claimed the biggest lottery jackpot prize in the history of the province.John Chua won the Lotto Max jackpot on Jan. 22, but he did not realize his win until he got an email the next day.“My mind just went blank,” he said. “We can’t think of anything like this is real. Maybe this won’t be real until we actually contact them, get the check.”Chua’s mother, Angie, said she was also in disbelief.“He was pointing to something that I didn’t understand,” she said. “You’re pranking me again.”Chua, together with his family, claimed his prize at the Winnipeg office of the Western Canada Lottery Corporation on Feb. 2.As for Chua’s plans for the jackpot, he says he intends to be cautious.“I just wanna be wise,” he said. “I have kids right now. I’m thinking for the future”Read more on <a href="https://balitangamerica.tv/">Balitang America</a>

A Filipino Canadian family in Manitoba is suddenly $60 million richer as they claim the biggest lottery jackpot prize in the history of the province.

A Filipino Canadian family in Manitoba is suddenly $60 million richer as they claim the biggest lottery jackpot prize in the history of the province.