$1 million truck driver quits and sells his rig within 3 hours of winning lottery

Truck owner Bruce Osmond wasted no time in getting rid of his livelihood   Photo: File

Truckie Bruce Osmond wasted no time in getting rid of his livelihood.

Within 3 hours of learning that he'd won the Atlantic Lottery $1 Million jackpot, the Nova Scotia driver had quit his job and his truck was sold.

Bruce Osmond (left) with his $1 million Lotto 649 winning check   Photo: Atlantic Lottery

"I told my boss he better not load my truck because I wasn't coming in anymore." 

Osmond lives in Lucasville, on the outskirts of Halifax, and bought his winning Lotto 649 ticket at a Lower Sackville Esso station.

The Esso station in Lower Sackville where Bruce bought his winning ticket   Photo: Google Maps

The now newly-retired Lucasville man checked his ticket online after a friend had mentioned that the winning ticket had been sold in Lower Sackville.

“It was just awesome,” Osmond said. “My hands were shaking and I just kept checking and rechecking."

“I added TAG and Atlantic 49 on it,” he said in the release. “It cost me $2 but it made me a million.”

Bruce turned $2 into a million with the Canada Lotto 649 game   Photo: Atlantic Lottery

Osmond won the $1 million guaranteed prize, which is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday. 

After giving up trucking, Osmond says he is looking forward to a life on easy street.

The delighted grandfather said he is looking forward to spending more time with his grandchildren.

Bruce Osmond visited a local radio station after his win   Photo: Twitter

The winning ticket was purchased at Esso on Sackville Drive in Lower Sackville.

The retailer will receive a one percent seller’s commission of $10,000.