In January 2024, Krystal McKay and her then-partner, Lawrence Campbell, were driving through Winnipeg, Canada, when she asked him to stop at a store to buy a Lotto 6/49 ticket. Campbell bought it, and she put it in her wallet. Shortly afterward, they discovered that they had won the jackpot: 5 million Canadian dollars, about 3,6 million US dollars.
They both went to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation headquarters. There, according to Krystal’s defense, she signed as the sole claimant and stated that no one else had any right to the prize. And Lawrence, who was present throughout the process, allegedly signed a document waiving any claim. He tells a different story: he only let her collect and keep the money because he had no bank account or valid identification, and he trusted her.
According to his lawsuit, filed in May 2025, Krystal cut off all communication after their relationship ended and didn’t give him a single dollar. She denies everything, saying there was never any agreement to hold the money in trust. In June, a judge barred her from selling or transferring any asset worth more than 2.600 dollars that had been purchased with the prize money until a ruling is issued.
Who do you think is telling the truth?
