Cancer survivor hits 3 huge lottery prizes in 9 months. ‘Odds are astronomical’
A Canadian man is celebrating his third huge lottery win in nine months.
David Serkin won $500,000 in August 2024 playing LOTTO MAX. Then, in November, he won $1 million playing LOTTO 6/49, according to a June 2 news release from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.
Now, after buying a ticket from a gas station in Lethbridge, Alberta, Serkin hit again in the May 3 LOTTO 6/49 Classic drawing, winning another $1 million prize.
“I know the odds are astronomical,” he told lottery officials. “I don’t think it’ll happen again, but I still like buying tickets.”
Within nine months, he’s won $2.5 million. The odds of winning the LOTTO MAX jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800, according to lottery officials.
“You check your ticket and if you win, you’re happy. If you don’t, you can always try again,” he said. “I’m a cancer survivor and I’m retired, so I am just grateful for all of it.”
Serkin said he has been playing LOTTO 6/49 since it launched in 1982.
“I bought this ticket while I was buying gas,” he said. “I saw the Gold Ball draw was getting close [to the final ball selection] and thought, ‘What do I have to lose?’”
This third win has left the people around him astounded.
“I went for coffee with the boys after I checked my ticket,” he said. “They asked to see it and said, ‘Not again?!’”
Serkin said his wife is also in disbelief, but he plans to take her on a special trip.
“I took my wife to Hawaii with the last win, and we had a great time,” he smiled. “Now, we’re going to Newfoundland!”
This story was originally published June 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Cancer survivor hits 3 huge lottery prizes in 9 months. ‘Odds are astronomical’."
