A Fort McMurray man was announced Thursday as the winner of $21.8 million in last week's Lotto Max draw. - V2 R* {$ d0 ~8 Y2 g; J & X2 E5 h% C# z6 u: m* X0 _Chris Fowler, 55, is a heavy equipment operator originally from Newfoundland who has lived in the northern Alberta city for the past 30 years. " w. Q. Q( A6 B 4 q4 w5 X( e/ D+ _6 c# E$ EFowler had been carrying around his ticket for days before checking the numbers at a local gas station. Now he's making plans for his winnings. 1 l+ K" h) y I* y6 _; k8 N) D" ]) ?
"Help my family get debt-free, do some travelling, see the world," he said. "I'm going to retire next week."2 m3 b7 o! ^3 |" G$ F% f6 c
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Fowler, who was joined at Thursday's news conference by his son Jason and daughter Danielle, says he plans to keep buying lottery tickets.