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It didn’t take long for a hum-drum day at a Saskatoon establishment to turn into a celebration for Kevin Olsen.

Olsen was in “total disbelief” after realizing he won a $1,149,131.61 jackpot on Vault Breaker at the Coachman Beverage Room in Market Mall on June 9, Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced on Wednesday.

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“I called my sister and told her I won $1.14 million,” Olsen said in a statement.

“She couldn’t believe it. I guess the good news travelled fast because soon the rest of my family was at the Coachman celebrating with me.”

Vault Breaker is a progressive that links approximately 4,200 VLT machines across Saskatchewan, and has three jackpot tiers. The province-wide grand jackpot has a minimum value of $500,000 and pays out before hitting $1.5 million. More than $7.1 million has been awarded to winners in the jackpot since June 2017.

“Retirement might actually be in sight now,” Olsen said.

“I’ll keep working for now — but maybe not quite as hard.”