ATLANTIC WINS

N.B. man’s $300K MEGA 360 prize marks his second winning experience

Barry Doyle of Nash Creek, N.B. is no stranger to the winning experience, having won nearly $70,000 on Lotto Max just over a decade ago. Now, Doyle has taken home his second big prize, this time of $300,000 after spinning the MEGA 360 wheel.

“I was at the mall, and I know the young fella that works there so I bought a ticket and stayed to chat a few minutes and scratched the ticket,” Doyle said. “It showed up a winner and I think he might have been more excited than me.”

MEGA 360 is the first Scratch, Watch and Spin game offered by Atlantic Lottery. The game can be played as either a Scratch’N Win ticket at retail or as an Instant Win game at alc.ca. Players first scratch their ticket or click through their digital game, and those who unlock the “spin” feature in their game get to watch an animated wheel spin to reveal their prize – this happens during in-store validation for Scratch’N Win tickets or online for Instant Win games. If a spin lands on “MEGA 360”, the player wins the opportunity to spin the MEGA 360 wheel at Atlantic Lottery’s head office in Moncton, N.B.

“I’m feeling pretty good, I’m happy to win it,” Doyle said. “It’s always the dream, you’re always hoping.”

Prizes on the MEGA 360 wheel range from $100,000 to $500,000, guaranteeing anyone who spins the wheel walks away with at least a $100,000 prize. Doyle’s wheel spin resulted in his prize of $300,000.

Doyle considers himself to be semi-retired, working seasonal construction.

“I keep saying every year that I won’t go back but I do,” Doyle said. “I end up going back because I kind of miss the people, but I think probably this time I will be done.”

In addition to finally considering full retirement, Doyle plans to use his prize money to complete a number of renovation projects on his home and purchase a new tractor.