'I thought it was a joke': Saskatoon announces fifth million-dollar lottery winner in the past month

Marilyn Longman is the latest winner and won $1 million in the Nov. 10 Lotto 6/49 draw. (Courtesy: Sask Lotteries)

SASKATOON -

Saskatoon’s apparent lucky lottery streak is continuing.

 

In the past month, four people in Saskatoon have won million-dollar lottery tickets. 

 

Marilyn Longman is the latest winner and won $1 million in the Nov. 10 Lotto 6/49 draw.

 

“Honestly, I thought it was a joke at first,” Longman told Sask Lotteries. 

 

“I had a hard time breathing because I was just so excited.” 

 

Longman purchased her winning ticket from the Co-op Westview Centre on 33rd St. W, according to Sask Lotteries. She told Sask Lotteries the win means she’ll have less financial stress and enjoy a better retirement.

 

Longman is the fourth million-dollar lottery winner in Saskatoon this past month. In the Oct. 19 draw, a $55 million Lotto Max ticket was won at Pinnacle Gas & Food on Faithfull Ave. 

 

Days later, on Nov. 9, a $2 million Western 649 ticket was claimed — sold at a Shell station on McOrmond Drive.

 

On Nov. 12, a Lotto 6/49 ticket sold in the city won a $1 million prize.