An incredibly lucky lottery player from Quebec proved how, sometimes, it pays to do things at the last second.

The man from Quebec's Outaouais region was one half of a fortunate duo in a record-breaking Lotto Max draw worth $80 million. The other winning ticket was sold in Ontario.

A lucky Canadian lottery player just woke up $5 million richer after Wednesday night's successful Lotto 6/49 draw.

The record-breaking Lotto Max jackpot worth $80 million was split between two winning tickets — one sold in Ontario and one sold in Quebec, the OLG said.