Between them, two Calgary area players brought home over $1 million in the spinning game that has everyone talking.

Dustin Long spun the Big Spin wheel and won $250,000.

The Calgarian bought his $5 Big Spin ticket from a Petro Canada station at 1840 Ninth Avenue S.E. in Calgary.

"When you grab the wheel to give it a spin, there's a lot going through your mind," Long said.

Richard Ford described how he bought his ticket back in July.

He purchased the Bigger Spin ticket in Ardrossan, a hamlet about 30 km east of Edmonton.

Ford discovered his win immediately after he scanned his ticket using the store’s self-check machine, then had to wait until this October for the next spin event schedule.

“I was working when I stopped at the gas station for lunch and bought a ticket with a co-worker,” he continued. “The next thing you know, I’m winning!”

His $800,000 win was the largest in the region, and he has already made plans to spend some of it on a motorcycle.

“My wife and I are going to stop at the Harley store,” he said.

Ford also said he plans to pay off debt and take a trip with his recent windfall.

“It’s nice not to have to worry about finances for a bit,” he added.

The instant scratch-off ticket game allows progress to a wheel that awards prizes after it is spun by the players.

There are two ticket types available:

The BIG SPIN costs $5 to play and has a prize range of $5 – $500,000.

The BIGGER SPIN costs $10 to play with double the prize range from $10–$1,000,000. It features two additional scratch games per ticket.

A player can win cash prizes with the instant scratch ticket alone.

But they can also uncover a 'Spin Win' and then learn about their prize through an animated prize wheel on the screen of their local Lotto Spot retailer.

If a player's Spin Win prize reveals a 'Big Spin', they get a $10,000 prize along with a chance to spin an actual wheel - like those above in the photos - at their own spin event.

A Big Spin winner can win any prize amount from $100,000 to $500,000.

A Bigger Spin winner can take home anything from $200,000 up to $1 million.

HOW TO PLAY THE BIG SPIN