Woman discovers she won lottery jackpot in middle of the night in Canada [Video]

A woman found out in the middle of the night that she won a big lottery jackpot, initially thinking the had just won a minor prize.

The Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced in a news release Friday that Alberta resident Dianne Morgan won the $5 million classic jackpot in the May 7 Lotto 6/49 draw.

Morgan, who bought her ticket using the online platform Play Alberta, woke up in the middle of the night and checked her email. It said that she had won a prize.

“I figured it was a free play or $20 or something,” she said.

“Then I checked my Play Alberta account and immediately it popped up that I had won $5 million.”

She said she couldn’t believe it.

“Needless to say, I never fell back asleep,” Morgan said.

The retired travel agent, from St. Albert, now plans to do some travelling herself.

“I’ve been to a lot of countries for work …