C.B.S. woman wins over $700K on Lotto Max ticket

Alana Langdonjoined the list ofbig lotto winners in Newfoundland and Labrador as she and husband Sheldon picked upsecond prize winnings of just over $700,000Wednesday.

"I was indisbelief initially. And then it went through my head that I had to tell my husband as soon as possible, but I didn't know how I was going to get hold of him," said Langdon who lives in Conception Bay South.

We're very blessed that we're here today- Alana Langdon

Langdon's husband Sheldon works offshore and wasn't able to get home for the weekend due to weather.

A little pick me up

To cheer herself up, Langdon decided to buya Lotto Maxticket.

The next morning she received an email from Atlantic Lottery, saying she was a big winner.

With all the excitement, she forgot to check on her husbands flight home`, buthe was more than happy to get the big news when he arrived home that same day.

"I think I said, 'You're never going to believe what happened to me this morning,' and I told him the amount and he asked me to repeat it back to him, we're pretty excited," said Langdon.

Financial security

Langdonadded the$701,004will be put to good use and theprize gives her family financial security.

"We're two working parents with kids and it's just a dream to be able to raise them without financial stress," said Langdon.

"We're very blessed that we're here today."