<div><p>An aboriginal couple spent their "last 10 dollars" on a lottery ticket that won them the second largest jackpot in Canadian history, they have said.</p><p>Sporting a T-shirt, a baseball cap and sunglasses, and chewing gum, an emotional Kirby Fontaine, 40, of the Sagkeeng First Nation said he was very fortunate to have won the prize after suffering a stroke only one year ago.</p><p>His wife Marie, 36, said they had never strayed far from their home on an aboriginal reservation in Manitoba, venturing only to neighboring provinces and US states, but now planned to use their winnings to travel the world.</p><p>The 50-million-dollar jackpot would go to provide Kirby with the best medical care money can buy to assist with his recovery, as well as to help out their friends and relatives, they told a press conference.</p><p>The jackpot "is going to benefit a lot of people, not just us -- our families, our community, our province," Kirby told public broadcaster CBC.</p><p>Many in their Sagkeeng community and the adjacent town of Pine Falls, Manitoba, with a combined population of just over 4,000, have been struggling since a pulp and paper mill locked out workers two months ago in a labor dispute.</p><p>According to the daily Winnipeg Free Press, the couple live with their two children in a tidy yellow mobile home surrounded by cats, dogs and lawn ornaments stuffed with silk flowers.</p><p>Marie works in a personal care home in Pine Falls, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, while Kirby was a security guard at a local casino until his poor health made it impossible for him to work.</p><p>Despite their newfound wealth, the couple said they plan to "still shop at Wal-Mart" and "still like Kraft dinner."</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63118395&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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