– B.C.s biggest ever lottery winners are still coming to grips with the sheer size of their record win.
Today Derek and Frances Bird of Surrey were presented with a record $25 Million cheque at BCLCs Richmond office after the ticket they purchased for last Fridays LOTTO MAX draw matched all seven numbers drawn.
My wife was checking our numbers on the computer when I heard her hollering We won! from the other room said Derek. It took me about fifteen minutes just to calm her down. This is unbelievable. Were still in shock.
The two postal workers who plan to share their winnings with their three daughters and granddaughter are themselves sharing a colossal $50 Million LOTTO MAX jackpot with a winning ticket sold in Quebec. The odds of any ticket winning are one in 28.6 million.
In B.C. the $25 Million prize sets a new record as the richest ever jackpot won in the province eclipsing the old mark held by Tsering Luding of Richmond who won a $24.6 Million Lotto Super 7 jackpot on February 11 2005.
In addition to the $50 Million jackpot an additional $10 Million in MAXMILLIONS were available to be won on last Fridays draw; however with only one of the ten $1 Million prizes won the remaining nine MAXMILLIONS have been added to this Fridays LOTTO MAX draw which is now an estimated $19 Million.
LOTTO MAX can be played at all BCLC retail locations and online at PlayNow.com.
Photos of the Winners
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Sound Clips
Listen to Frances Birds reaction [134KB]
Listen to Derek Birds excitement to learn theyve won [255KB]
Find out if Derek Bird will keep working [115KB]
Listen to the couples reaction [491KB]
Listen to Frances Bird explaining who buys the tickets [124KB]
Learn how the couple found out they had won [141KB]
Listen to Frances Bird explaining they had luck that day [571KB]
Find out who predicted the couples life would change [207KB]
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