Don Matheson of Lacombe, Alberta, walked away with a $15 million jackpot great that shocked everyone on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
He bought the ticket recently at a close‑by shop.
The lottery operator promptly called him unexpectedly to tell him he’d won.
He was chilling at home when the call came.
The story was broadly picked up by CTV News, the Red Deer Advocate and rdnewsnow.com.
Matheson says he will keep the money strictly private.
He has not said so far how he will spend it.
The payout ranks among the biggest the province has seen.
No further details were made public.