'I can come home,' says Gander Bay man after $1M lotto win

A Gander Bay man says his $1 million lotterywin means a lot of nice things a boat and an overseas trip but there is one luxury that's hard to put a price tag on.

"I can come home," says David Head.

The 51-year-old works up to eight months at a time in Fort McMurray, Alberta as a foreman with Aecon Mining,coming home to Newfoundland for a few weeks off.

But that's all going to change, now that he's a millionaire thanks to a Lotto 6/49 win.

"If I didn't win the money I would have worked for another five years. Now, I can work for another month," Head told reporters Wednesday during acheque presentation at theQuality Inn Hotel in Gander.

Across the ocean

While he admits the win still "hasn't struck home yet," what a portion of his winnings will fund is becoming clearer.

"I'm going to pay off my truck, buy a boat and help out a few people in the family," said Head.

And while Head is happy to be coming home, it won't be too long before he and his wife, Darlene, board a plane again not for work, but for pleasure.

"Later on this summer, we're going to take a trip. We never, ever took a trip. So we're planning on going to Scotland or Ireland."