Claims extracted
28
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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63/100
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A group of four friends from Calgary claimed the historic $90 million Lotto Max jackpot after deciding to buy the ticket in a text message group chat called “Manifesting Millions.”
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group → claim → chat
Last month’s draw was the largest lottery prize awarded in Canadian history.
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draw → award → history
It was won by Eidelson Elchico, Hazeline Ong, Velna Ramirez and Lovelyn Malvar.
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It → win → Elchico
Elchico said he found out around 3 a.m. the day after the late-October draw, when he awoke and sat up.
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he → say → draw
“(I was) planning to go downstairs to get some water,” the father of two said.
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father → plan → two
“I grabbed my phone and was just scrolling down my email and I saw the winning (notification).”
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I → grab → notification
He and his friends bought the ticket on Play Alberta, which notifies winners electronically.
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which → buy → winners
“I actually did not count the numbers because it’s hard to count, for me, at 3 a.m. So, I thought it was only $9,000 (or) $900, but I woke up my wife and double-checked, and she told me to open the website,” Elchico said at a news conference with all four winners.
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Elchico → count → winners
“It was true: $90 million was on hold, and we needed to call our friends.
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we → need → friends
So, at 3 a.m., they didn’t wake up easily, obviously, but suddenly they started to wake up.
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they → wake → a.m.
And nobody could believe it, even me.”
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nobody → believe → it
The group has known each other for more than five years after meeting through their families, Malvar said.
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Malvar → know → families
She told reporters they decided to make the purchase at the beginning of October in a group chat called “Manifesting Millions” that was created when they heard the prize value, which was climbing after several unclaimed jackpots.
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which → tell → jackpots
“It’s pretty overwhelming.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s nerve-wracking.
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It → ’ → ?
It took a week for (it) to actually sink in,” Malvar said.
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Malvar → take → week
“You just feel shocked.
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You → feel → ?
It’s not something you would expect.
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you → ’ → ?
“When I saw the email I (was) like ‘we definitely got scammed.'”
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we → see → email
Divided equally four ways, the $90 million will amount to $22.5 million per person.
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million → divide → person
None of the winners know how they will spend the money on themselves outside of using it to support their families.
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they → know → families
The group noted that they will donate part of their $90 million winnings to benefit the community.
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they → note → community
Elchico said he feels a calling to use the money to do good.
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he → say → good
“There’s a lot of people that need help.
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that → ’ → help
So, for me, this is the way,” he said.
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he → say → me
All four of the winners are still working, they said, explaining that they need the distraction while the news, and sudden influx of cash, settles.
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news → work → cash
Outside of their respective spouses, the group said nobody in their lives knew they are now millionaires.
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they → say → lives
They acknowledged that this fact may change after Friday’s announcement.
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fact → acknowledge → announcement
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