“He came running down the stairs with his phone out checking it and kept saying I had all the numbers.' 'Jeff checked the ticket and he hollered down, 'You got all the numbers,' and I said, 'Yeah, right,'' said McCarthy. On Thursday, March 9, Marie McCarthy of New Waterford, Nova Scotia, collected her Lotto Max cheque for a whopping $31 million, all while wearing a shirt that said, 'Before You Hug Me, Don't.'Īccording to the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, McCarthy was gifted the ticket by her grandson Jeff for her birthday. but it's also not every day you become a Lotto Max winner!