A Parksville resident has just claimed a whopping $1 million prize from Lotto 6/49, drawn on May 28th!
According to a media release, Lee Ann Nahanee found out she won while at a gas station filling up her car’s tank.
“I was at a Shell gas station in Nanoose and the retailer checked the ticket,” recalled Nahanee of the moment she realized she won.
“She turned to me and said, ‘you just won one million dollars!’ I don’t even remember how I drove home; I was bawling. I kept saying ‘just get home, just get home.’”
Nahanee was most excited to tell her closest friends, who she describes as her “second family.” She added that they were really happy for her, and knew how much it meant.
When asked what she did to celebrate the win, Nahanee said she went out for breakfast with her close friends.
She added that she planned to “play couch potato with the biggest pizza [she] could get.”
Nahanee plans to invest her winnings to retire comfortably, as well as purchase a new car.
“I feel fan-freaking-tastic!” she said.
The winning ticket was purchased at Temple Food Store on Highway Island West in Parksville.
So far in 2025, BC lottery players have redeemed more than $27 million in winnings from Lotto 6/49, which is a nationwide lottery game drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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