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Lotto 6/49 winner from Calgary 'had a good feeling'

A Calgary man who doesn't often buy a lottery tickey says he had a good feeling about the draw on Feb. 6. He's now $1 million richer.

Herbie Atanacio now $1M richer

Herbie Atanacio won $1 million in the Lotto 649 draw on Feb. 6. The Calgary man bought the ticket in Rocky View County just north of the city. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation)

A Calgary man who doesn't often buy a lottery ticketisnow$1 millionricher.

"The day before the draw, I just had a good feeling about playing this time,"saidHerbieAtanacioin a news release.

But he couldn't believe he was a winner.

"I scanned my ticket at the store and thought, 'This can't be real!'I checked my ticket again and again at that store. I went to a second store to check the ticket and make sure it was a winner."

And even then,Atanacio called the number on the back of his ticket just to make sure.

He plans to use the million dollar win to pay off his mortgage, help his family wherever he canand take tripto the Philippines to visit family.

Atanaciopurchased his winning ticket atCrossIron Mills just north of Calgary.