One Airdrie man has brought a whole new meaning to the term "better late than never".

After purchasing an EXTRA lottery ticket at the Airdrie Superstore, it took William Lafferty 5 months to realize he had won the $250,000.

“I have a habit of buying tickets and then waiting until I have a stack of them to check,” said Lafferty, “Sometimes, like this time, I don’t check the tickets until months later. I probably had 20 or 25 tickets when I did check.”

This win comes just two weeks after an Airdrie couple won $100,000 off a Scratch N' Win ticket.

“I tried it on the self-checker first. Then I gave it to the cashier to check for me, I thought the screen said $250; then I looked again, and I couldn’t believe it was actually $250,000!” said Lafferty

Lafferty plans to use his winnings to finish some household renovations.

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