Mission害羞草研究所檚 Kalyn Davies had $1 million in her pocket and didn害羞草研究所檛 know it.
Davies害羞草研究所 wallet held a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket for two weeks before she realized it, according to a news release from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).
害羞草研究所淚 brought out my wallet to pay a bill when I saw the tickets,害羞草研究所 Davies said. 害羞草研究所淲hen I scanned the ticket, I initially thought it was a $1,000 prize. I was about to text a screenshot of it to my husband when I noticed all the commas.害羞草研究所
She started shaking and pacing after learning she won $1 million from the ticket that she purchased at the Esso on Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge for the April 29 draw.
Davies isn害羞草研究所檛 sure what could have happened if she didn害羞草研究所檛 open her wallet that day.
害羞草研究所淚 lose things a lot,害羞草研究所 she said.
She called her husband at work after checking the ticket on BCLC害羞草研究所檚 app.
害羞草研究所淚 told him it was urgent. He had to call me back and didn害羞草研究所檛 believe me right away,害羞草研究所 she said.
Davies plans to put the winnings towards paying off her mortgage and a family vacation to Disneyland. She says she hasn害羞草研究所檛 been on an out-of-country vacation in more than five years.
According to the news release, B.C. lottery players redeemed more than $113 million in winnings from Lotto 6/49 in 2022.
dillon.white@missioncityrecord.com
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