Seven firefighters from Ontario won Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $1M together

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A group of seven firefighters won Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $1 million together and now have grand plans for splitting their hefty jackpot prize.

The winning ticket was sold at a Real Canadian Superstore location in Orleans, Ontario. The store will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling the winning scratch-Off ticket  

Divided equally in seven ways, each coworker will take home a cool $142,847, with many planning tropical getaways.

The group members are William Russell, Sebastian Fournier Cote, Shawn MacDonald and Daniel Cooke of Quebec, James Bowman of Kenmore, Jean-Francois Carrey of Ottawa, Jeffrey Faris of Carleton Place.

The group have been playing the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 together for the past three years, and their continued dedication has finally paid off big.

Bowman will celebrate his newfound wealth with a fancy steak dinner and share some of those dollars with his lucky children, while Carrey will pay off his mortgage. Russel Fournier Cote will invest in the real estate market.

And MacDonald, who just welcomed a new baby, and will now have a college fund to pass on to the youngster.