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Lottery Winners
Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to…
Okanagan Falls woman wins $25K Pacific Hold’Em Poker prize
Okanagan Falls resident Shelley Mackenzie won $25,428 from the Pacific Hold’Em Poker draw on Oct.…
Kamloops Lotto winner looking for a new truck
A Luxury Crossword scratch and win ticket means that Gordon Sagar of Kamloops has $100,000…
BC couple scoop $35M in lottery win
A BC couple has scooped up a whopping $35 million on the lottery. Victoria couple…
North Okanagan couple making plans after $1M lottery win
A North Okanagan couple is planning to help family and travel after winning after winning…
Kelowna couple wins Lake Life Lottery grand prize
A couple from Kelowna has won the Lake Life Lottery $1.37 million grand prize package…
Kelowna man wins $160,000 on Lotto 6/49
The morning started out normally for a Kelowna man with a cup of coffee in…
Kamloops couple win $500,000 from a lottery ticket
Two Kamloops residents are $500,000 richer thanks to an Extra prize on a lottery ticket…
2015 TOP STORIES: Lottery winners from the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Millions of people play the lottery but only a handful of people win millions — and a half dozen of those who won this year live in the Southern Interior. First up was Albert and Margaret Greening of Vernon, who won $5.8 million in the April Fool’s Day Lotto 6/49 draw. Their ticket...
One winning ticket for Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot; $1million Maxmillions ticket sold in Penticton
TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $60-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw, and it was purchased Mississauga, Ont. There were also 35 Maxmillions prizes of one million dollars each up for grabs, and 11 of them were claimed by single tickets. Two more will be shared by four ticket holders....
Vernon lottery winners ‘struck by lightning twice’
VERNON - While most people only dream of winning the lottery, Vernon couple Diana Cools and Neil Remsbery have won it twice, most recently a $500,000 win on the Nov. 6, 2015, Lotto Max Extra draw. Their last win was in 1993, a $50,000 BC/49 win that helped start their lives together. Now 22 years...
Penticton couple became millionaires on Boxing Day
PENTICTON - A lottery ticket purchased at Penticton’s Cherry Lane Shopping Centre let a local couple keep the celebration going the day after Christmas. Lindsay Slobodzian and Grzegroz Slobodzian checked their lottery ticket while Boxing Day shopping, Dec. 26, just an hour before hosting a family get together, and found out they won one of...
Kelowna resident wins $1M in Lotto 6/49
KELOWNA - Christmas came early for one Kelowna resident. Tuong Van Mai won the guaranteed $1 million prize in the Dec. 16 Lotto 6/49 draw. “When I checked my ticket before work I couldn’t believe I won $1 million because I never thought I would win that big. I was shocked and overwhelmed but I...
Enderby woman wins $1M with free play
ENDERBY - An Enderby woman is celebrating her birthday with the ultimate present — a $1 million Maxmillion prize. Tanya Williams, who celebrates her birthday this week, won a free play and $1 on a previous Lotto Max draw and used that to get another ticket. She found out she was a winner when she...
Lucky lottery trend in the North Okanagan continues with yet another winner
COLDSTREAM – The North Okanagan appears to be on a lucky streak with three winning lottery tickets bought in the region in the last two months. The area has been on a roll since April 1, when a Vernon couple won $5.8 million. The trend continued when an Enderby woman went home with $1 million,...