A Red Deer man is ringing in the New Year 1 million dollars richer.

Ryan Stacey discovered the jackpot after checking a whole bunch of tickets at the Northhill Express 24 Convenience Store.

He says he plays Lotto Max every week, but he doesn't check his tickets often, so this win was actually found on a ticket for the March 4th Lotto Max draw.

At first Stacey thought he had won $100,000, but he took a second look and realized there were more zeros.

For now he plans to use the windfall to pay his bills.

Stacey's winning ticket was a free play won a draw before March 4th.