Tutcho Wins Lottery Worth 55 Million Dollars By Western Canada Lottery Corporation

Published: 09/06/2020 | Last Updated: 16/06/2020

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Laura Tutcho is a freelance interpreter from Délı̨nę,, N.W.T. She is the lucky winner, whose all seven numbers got matched to the Lotto Max draw, which was sponsored by Western Canada Lottery Corporation on May 1.

Mrs. Tutcho didn’t win this lottery with her normal numbers. Instead, she won by an 11 dollars Quick Pick ticket that enlists some numbers which are randomly created during the purchase.

Laura Takes Public’s Opinion

When Laura Tutcho came to know about winning 55 million dollars in a Lotto Max ticket, she called lottery association for some hypothetical opinion. When all the lottery people gathered together, she didn’t let them know about her winning.

She was eager to know about what they like to do if anyone among them could win this lottery. Surprisingly, in response to her statement, they said that if she received the lottery, she should immediately leave the town without letting anyone know about her winning.

When it was declared about who won the Lotto Max ticket in Yellowknife, Canada, Laura Tutcho was with her grandchildren. She checked and found that her Quick Pick ticket has won a lottery prize worth 55 million dollars.

At that moment, she was very happy and shouted with excitement. Soon she realized to lower her excitement so that nobody knows about her winning. Later, with her granddaughter, she began to think about what she will do with this lottery.

The Lottery Number Didn’t Change

For a week, Laura Tutcho kept a close eye on her ticket numbers when her granddaughter told her about the unchanging numbers. At that moment, she immediately called the lottery corporation and they recommended she should move to another city.

The main motive to shift to another city was due to two reasons. The first being security and go through the method of claiming this huge prize which involved some banking procedures.

According to her, winning a lottery isn’t confined to just a counter. Instead, if anyone gets a huge amount in the lottery, they need to visit a distinct section of banks in order to get a lottery.
Laura Tutcho moved to Calgary, where she appointed an accountant and a lawyer and opted for a bank.

Only after this procedure, she was able to receive the ticket out of her own control and then provided it to the lawyer. The lawyer performed all official procedures and at the end verified it with the lottery association. Now, she got relief that she was the winner of worth 55 million dollars.

When Tutcho informed her family about the lottery, they didn’t believe her for the first time. Moreover, she told her family to not reveal this lottery to anyone. After getting all the procedures done and becoming an official winner, she told her family to not disclose this until the lottery corporation makes the final public announcement.

Statements Made By Tutcho on Her Allowance

Laura Tutcho attended several meeting for a month, where she had to answer to all tax-related questions and money matters that highlight this huge wealth. The meetings were like a job which made her exhausted till the end.

Now her money is invested and she calls them as an allowance as most of them will go on paying taxes. On June 1, 2020, the lottery Corporation announced about the winning lottery when Tutcho was far away from Yellowknife.

She also received several phone calls from the media after the final lottery announcement. Moreover, one of the news organizations, Alberta reached her home to take her interview. But, she denied giving the statements to them. She stated that the ones who are getting interviews are going to be the people from her region.