By Sam Borsato - @BorsatoSam on Twitter

Lethbridge and Area Scoop Up Top STARS Lottery Prizes

Apr 16, 2016 | 8:33 AM

ALBERTA – STARS Air Ambulance released the winners of its 23rd annual Alberta lottery, and Lethbridge and surrounding area had a slew of big winners.

Ed and Marlene Grinnell of Lethbridge nabbed the Edmonton showhome worth $975,000, Peter and Olive Huvenaars of Taber won the $945,000 Sylvan Lake home and Norm and Carolyn Bonnett, also from Lethbridge, walked away with the more than $141,000 “home-away-from-home” truck and trailer package.

All grand prize winners were notified by STARS CEO, Andrea Robertson, on Thursday, April 14. The Grinnells said they’ve been buying tickets for a decade now after their son, who unfortunately succumbed to his injuries, had to be airlifted by STARS.

Other grand prize winners included David Woods from Calgary who won the top prize of the $1.4-million show home in Calgary, and Jamie Edmondson, from Calgary as well, took the Lethbridge home worth $825,000.

Other top prize winners were:

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Lucky STARS 50/50 – $1.5-million
    – Phillip Gow of Bowden

Early Bird – $100,00
    – Roy Hecht of Lacombe

Early Bird – 2016 Audi TT Quattro Coupe, London vaction and $5,000
    – Gwen Huchulak of Sturgeon County

2016 BMW 328xi
    – Shirley Merry of Red Deer

2016 Mercedes CLA 250 4Matic Sedan
    – Blake Giesbrecht of Calgary

2016 Lexus NX200T AWD
    – Ron Pollard of Fort Saskatchewan

2016 Toyota Tundra SR5 Crewmax
    – Brett Siford of Red Deer

2016 Acura ILX Premium
    – Barbara Hench of Calgary

This year, the lottery managed to net more than $11.5-million for the non-profit organization. A complete list of winners will be available on the lottery website by April 18.

STARS continues to provide specialized emergency care and transportation for critically ill and injured patients, with bases in Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.