A three-peat lotto win investigated by the Atlantic Lottery Corp. has been cleared for a Fredericton convenience store clerk.
Riverside Quick Mart employee Carl Hallet, 49, won $100,000 in October in Atlantic TAG, but it wasn't his only time cashing in. Hallet also won $50,000 in 2005 and $5,000 in 2006.
Under Atlantic Lottery's new security rules, Hallet had to wait 30 days for his latest prize money as the corporation examined his claim.
The rules were adopted in March after studies showed retailers in Atlantic Canada were winning 10 times more often than statistically probable over the last six years.
"I knew it was a good ticket to start with and so I had nothing to worry about, so I figured 30 days, nothing to it," Hallet told CBC News.
Three retailers have gone through the new process along with 11 others, said Robert Bourgeois, public affairs specialist with the corporation.
"The policy is called the non-arms-length policy and it touches on all kinds of groups, including ALC employees, and in total we've seen 14," Bourgeois said.
Hallet said he's happy to finally have the cheque in his hands. He's bought a house and is getting married on Dec. 1.
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