Speechless: N.S. couple win Lotto 6/49 jackpot, stored ticket in cookie tin – Halifax [Video]

It was a holiday miracle when a Nova Scotia couple learned they were $2.5 million richer after being one of two winners for the Lotto 6/49 classic jackpot, according to the Atlantic Lottery.

Heather Bryan and her daughter were wrapping Christmas presents and watching holiday movies on Dec. 21, 2024 when her husband Peter told them they had won the lottery.

The couple matched all six numbers on their ticket, purchased at a Sobey’s in Cole Harbour, in the draw worth $5 million. The Bryans were one of two winners, as a second winning ticket was purchased from Western Canada Lottery Corporation.

“I was speechless,” Peter said.

The Atlantic Lottery said Peter had found out there was a winning ticket in Dartmouth, N.S., and went to check his ticket, which was in his coat pocket. He said he remembered the first few numbers after looking at the winning numbers on his phone and that they …