A Prince Albert man is $500,000 richer after winning big on a Countdown to Christmas scratch ticket.

Emile Tessier won $200 on a scratch ticket in Hague, Sask. while shopping for a truck, and decided to buy a second one with his winnings.

“I went for coffee with my aunt and started scratching the ticket,” he said in a Sask. Lotteries news release. “I couldn’t believe my eyes.”

The Prince Albert man said he is purchasing a new truck and hopes to purchase land outside of the city. “I’m just very overwhelmed,” he said.

Tessier bought his winning ticket for $30 at Hague Shell, at Highway 11 and Louis Riel Trail.

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