Alberta local scores multiple lottery wins in rapid succession

Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 12:22 pm

In an extraordinary stroke of luck, an Alberta resident has secured three lottery prizes totaling $2.5 million in under nine months. This rare winning spree has caught the public’s eye and ignited chatter about fortune’s unpredictable nature in the province’s lottery scene.

torontosun.com / Alberta cancer survivor celebrates third lottery win in nine months

Serkin and his wife went to Hawaii after his last win, and now plan on seeing Newfoundland

globalnews.ca / Alberta man wins 3 lottery prizes worth $2.5M total in under 9 months

The man said that he's been playing since Lotto 6/49 launched in 1982.

calgaryherald.com / Lethbridge local wins lottery for the third time in less than a year

David Serkin of Lethbridge has taken home his third large lottery prize in less than a year. The cancer survivor won $500,000 on the August 20 LOTTO MAX draw, $1 million on the November 16 LOTTO 6/49 draw and most recently $1 million prize on the May 3 LOTTO 6/49 Classic draw, totalling $2.5…

nationalpost.com / How does someone win the lottery four times? A cancer survivor from Alberta just did

The odds of winning the jackpot are estimated to be 1 in 33 million, according to Western Canada Lottery Corporation

theglobeandmail.com / Alberta’s David Serkin wins three lottery prizes worth $2.5-million total in under nine months

The Lethbridge man won a $1-million prize in a Lotto 6/49 Classic draw in May after he won $500,000 last August and $1-million in November

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