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Buy shoes, win $1M: St. John's couple walks away with Lotto 649 jackpot

A couple from St. John's won $1 million on April 29 after buying the winning ticket at a Marie's Mini Mart.

Ron and Bonnie Brocklehurst won $1M on April 29

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Ron and Bonnie Brocklehurst picked up their cheque for 1 million dollars on Wednesday!

Ron Brocklehurst went for a walk and changed his life.

After trekkingaround Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, he decided to go to Stavanger Drive and buy a new pair of sneakers. On his way home he stopped into Marie's Mini Mart and bought a lotto 649 ticket.

"The next morning [I] checked the ticket and bingo. A million dollars," Brocklehurst said as he picked up his cheque from the Atlantic Lottery Corporation on Wednesday.

"It took a little while for it to sink in."

The numbers say it all during a cheque presentation Wednesday afternoon. (Bruce Tilley/CBC)

Ron's wife, Bonnie, was in the bath when he discovered the good news.

"I said 'What's the commotion, what's going on out there?' and I heard Ron say, 'I think I just won a million dollars.' I didn't believe it, really, right away, but I do now," she said.

"It's really exciting."

The couple has a son and a daughter and plans to "make their life a little bit happier," as well as do some travelling with the winnings, Bonnie Brocklehurst said.

Ron Brocklehurst has a few plans too.

"Well I've got an eight-year-old vehicle that's all duct-taped, so I'm probably going to replace it," he said, adding that his son has been handling the car shopping.

"He's [been] updating me every hour, since last Saturday," Brocklehurst said with a smile.

Marie's Mini Mart, meanwhile, picks up aoneper cent seller's prize.

The Brocklehursts say they will travel, buy a new car and make their children's lives a little happier with their winnings. (Bruce Tilley/CBC)