It was a special $1 million birthday present delivered to Kelowna resident David McLeod.

McLeod bought a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket for the May 17 draw, which was on his birthday.

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McLeod, who is a KFC fast food operator in Kelowna, picked up his winnings Monday at the Lotto headquarters in Kamloops, and has some initial ideas about what to do with the money.

He plans to pay off his mortgage and set aside some money to pay for his two daughters to pursue their post-secondary education plans.

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