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Best friends split $15.7 million lottery jackpot

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Each of the friends has their own plans for their newfound fortune, with Ellsworth wanting to buy a new vehicle and build a custom home

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nd Russell planning to purchase a new pickup truck and RV so he can travel across the country. 

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I looked at the ticket and ticked the numbers off one at a time and saw all six of our numbers," Ellsworth told the Atlantic Lottery

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I pulled the owner of the store aside and asked her, 'How would you like to validate a $15.6 million ticket?

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Ellsworth also wants to use the winnings to organize a family reunion to bring his entire family together for the first time since the pandemic began. 

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The winning numbers for the Lotto 6/49 drawing on Aug. 27 were 9, 12, 19, 20, 23, and 28, with Bonus Ball 31

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Both Ellsworth and Russell went back to the convenience store to validate the ticket. 

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Ellsworth was the one to buy the winning Lotto 6/49 ticket at Water Street

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Variety on Water Street in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. Then I put the ticket in my briefcase and everywhere I went,

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