A ticket sold in Powell River has scored a $1 million prize. A Lotto 6\49 ticket sold in Powell River won in the January 3 draw. The exact match for the gold ball prize draw was 10078444-01.
In October 2023, a Courtenay couple won $500,000 in the Lotto 6 49 extra draw. Patsy and Robert McNeilly are ‘extra’ excited to explore Canada’s East Coast after winning the $500,000 Extra prize from the October 28, 2023 Lotto 6/49 draw.
“I was inside Driftwood Mall and asked my son to scan the ticket because my eyesight was bad,” Patsy recalled when she realized they won. “He told me that I won $500,000 and I said, ‘yeah right.’ The retailer confirmed the amount and tears were coming down, I did not believe it!”
The largest lottery price in BC—$55 million Lotto Max— went to Sidney’s Scott Gurney. He won the Lotto Max jackpot on February 28, 2023.
All lottery prize winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on their ticket to come forward to claim their prize.
The specific retail location where the winning lottery ticket was purchased and the lottery winners’ name) will be announced after the winner has come forward to claim their prize.
In 2023, BC Lottery Corp sold more than 101 million winning tickets to players at retail locations and on PlayNow.com — the province’s only legal gambling website and the only one whose profits go back to support healthcare, education and community programs.