Trevor Mullins and his new wife, Amber, were planning their honeymoon when they found out his Lotto 6/49 ticket had won. At first, Mullins said, he figured it might be a few thousand dollars. It was a C$1 million lottery win, and by his account, Amber cried for four hours.
Mullins lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Lotto 6/49, one of Canada's national lottery games, is sold through Atlantic Lottery. The regional lottery corporation announced the win on September 28, 2026.
A white ball on September 12
Lotto 6/49 draws are held every Wednesday and Saturday, and every play goes into two draws: the Classic draw and the Gold Ball draw. Recent draws are on our Lotto 6/49 results page.
According to Atlantic Lottery, the Gold Ball draw guarantees a winning ticket in every draw. That ticket takes home C$1 million if a white ball is drawn, or the growing Gold Ball jackpot if the gold ball comes out.
On September 12, 2026, the Gold Ball draw produced a white ball, and that is what made Mullins' prize C$1 million rather than the Gold Ball jackpot. The full results for the September 12 draw are on lottery.fm.
Mullins bought the ticket at the Inglis Street Circle K in Halifax, and Atlantic Lottery says the retailer will receive a one per cent seller's prize.
What Mullins plans to do with it
He said the win came at the best possible moment in his life. The couple had just finished paying off their wedding, and he had wanted to start planning for retirement soon. He told Atlantic Lottery he was excited because his whole life had just changed, and that every money problem he had ever had was gone.
According to Atlantic Lottery, Mullins is planning a honeymoon at a luxury resort and investing for retirement, and he plans to buy the yellow Corvette he has always dreamed of. He also said he is excited to pay off the student loans of both his daughters and to start an education fund for his grandson. It is an opportunity, he said, that he never would have had before. All he wants, he added, is to make their lives a little easier, and he described being able to do that for his children as a proud moment.
For a lottery win that began with a guess of a few thousand dollars, that is a long list.
Worth keeping in proportion: the Gold Ball draw produces a winning ticket every time, but for any single play, being that ticket is a genuine long shot, and every draw is random.
They were already planning a honeymoon when they found out; now, Atlantic Lottery says, they are planning the honeymoon of their dreams.
Play for fun, within a budget you set in advance. If gambling has stopped being fun, support is available through the problem gambling helpline for your province or territory — the Responsible Gambling Council lists every one on its Help for Canadians page.
Always confirm winning numbers, prize amounts, and deadlines with the official operator before acting on a ticket — the operator's published results are the only ones that count.
Sources
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Atlantic Lottery, September 28, 2026 — N.S. newlyweds planning dream honeymoon thanks to $1M Lotto 6/49 prize
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Daily Hive (news coverage), October 4, 2026 — Newlywed Canadian says wife cried for hours after discovering $1M lottery win
