Northern Alberta couple ‘pretty happy’ with $54M lotto win

Sandra and Travis Fredland, from Grande Prairie, Alta., won $54 million playing Lotto 6/49 in late 2024. (Supplied)

A northern Alberta couple are Alberta’s newest millionaires.

Sandra and Travis Fredland won $54 million on a Lotto 6/49 ticket they bought in late December. At first, they couldn’t believe it.

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“I must have checked the ticket about three times at the terminal,” Travis said. “I took it to the cashier and said, ‘Check this one because there’s something odd with it.”

The Grande Prairie couple said they aren’t planning a big spending spree, but they do have some ideas on how to use their winnings.

“Retirement, of course,” said Sandra.

“We’re going to Palm Springs to lay low and enjoy the win,” said Travis. “We’ll take our time to figure out how to spend this.”

“Our sons are thrilled,” he added. “Our family is pretty happy about the whole thing.”