Double Lucky Canadian Lottery Winner With Duplicate Name Wins Twice in 5 Months
Seeing double! The lucky scratch-and-win millionaire celebrates his win at WCLC.
His full name is Melhig Melhig. And like his name, the Winnipeg man has managed to win the lottery twice.
The first win was a $2 million scratch-off prize 5 months ago at a convenience store in Manitoba.
At first Melhig was amazed by his good fortune. But the 28-year-old African immigrant continued to play, then won $1.5 million from a Giant Tiger store in Winnipeg last month.
He promptly moved his family out of the small apartment and bought a new home.
The new muti-millionaire says he now plans to buy a business, such as a gas station or car wash, and go back to school.
"I want to improve my English and communication. And I want to learn something useful, like carpentry," he said in a press release.