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$50M in the kitty: Alberta man on food run for cat finds out he won lottery

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Feb, 2015 02:07 PM

    ST. ALBERT, Alta. — There will be no shortage of kibble in the home of an Alberta man who was on a food run for his cat when he discovered he'd won a $50-million lottery prize.

    Randall Rush of Lamont says he decided to check his tickets while he was at the store and was stunned to find out he'd won the Jan. 16 Lotto Max jackpot.

    The winning ducat was the last ticket he checked.

    He recalls screaming along with the girl at the till and thinks he started hyperventilating.

    Rush says he plans to set up a trust fund to benefit charities and humanitarian efforts worldwide.

    No doubt his cat, Conway Kitty, will benefit as well.

    “A lot of people have nothing and I have so much,” he said Friday as his identity was revealed at the Western Canada Lottery Corp.'s office.

    “I want the money to do a lot of good even after I am gone.”

    Once he is assured the trust fund will prosper for years to come, Rush says he will spend some of the money on himself.

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