Winning Lotto Crossword purchased in Neepawa

$250,000 winner looks forward to a family vacation in Mexico

Wayne Jacobsen was at Neepawa Gladstone Co-op Gas Bar at 50 Main Street in Neepawa on Jan. 20 when he decided to pick up his Crossword Premium instant ticket.

When he got home and started scratching, he discovered he was holding onto a winning ticket.

“I thought I had won $10,000,” he explained “I showed it to my wife, and she said it was possibly a $250,000 winner.”

“I had to go back to the store and have the clerk check the ticket to confirm the win,” he chuckled.

Jacobsen took his ticket back to the same store and the cashier confirmed his big win by scanning it on their terminal.

The excited winner has a few plans for his windfall.

“I was planning on taking my extended family on a trip to Mexico. Now that trip can happen a lot sooner!” said Jacobsen.