Lottery Winners Celebrated 40th Wedding Anniversary

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A couple, parents of three and grandparents of five, from London has celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with $5-million lottery jackpot. The couple has been playing the same numbers for almost three decades. They are on Cloud 9 after winning the Lotto 6/49 draw. Larry Cluness bought the winning ticket for September 23 draw at a Petro Canada on Dundas Street.

“I never use the ticket checker. I always hand my tickets to the clerk. And to my surprise, this time the terminal froze. The words Big Winner came up on the screen,” the 62-years-old expressed at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. The clerk then yelled out and informed him that he had won $5 million.

As soon as he received the big news, he went home and shared the news with his wife. As per his wife, Cynthia Cluness, he was shaking and tearing up while walking in the door. She said, “When he told me the good news, I couldn’t believe it.” They have already planned a trip with their winnings.