Hamilton man goes to gas station for washer fluid, leaves with $69,176

A Hamilton man stopped at the Pioneer gas station on Fennell Ave. for some washer fluid and left with a Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $69,176.

“I left with the ticket and forgot the washer fluid!” said Milan Milinkovic, a 51-year-old father of two.

“It was surreal more than anything. I have a permanent smile on my face.”

Milinkovic plans to invest in real estate and possibly take a vacation somewhere warm or back to his home in Croatia.

Lotto 6/49 offers players a chance to win two multi-million dollar jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday for $3.

The classic draw has a fixed $5 million jackpot, while the Gold Ball draw guarantees a $1 million prize or the growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can exceed $60 million.