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Surrey man鈥檚 disbelieving wife cried after $1M lotto win on ticket bought in 91原创

Eric Emery won a Lotto 6/49 draw on Christmas Day
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Lottery winner Eric Emery, a Surrey resident who bought a winning ticket at a 91原创 store. (Photo: BCLC)

After Eric Emery won $1 million in a Lotto 6/49 draw on Christmas Day, his wife couldn鈥檛 quite believe the life-changing news.

The Surrey resident bought the winning ticket in 91原创, at a 7-Eleven store on 200th Street, and he later checked it at a nearby Shoppers Drug Mart.

鈥淓very Monday, my wife asks me, 鈥楧id you make me a millionaire?鈥 I knew she would ask me again when I got home and鈥 told her that I won a million dollars,鈥 Emery said in a BCLC news release.

It took a few minutes for Emery鈥檚 wife to believe him, and she even told him to quit joking around.

鈥淲hen she realized I was serious, she started crying.鈥

Emery said his family will celebrate by going out for a meal and planning a vacation, once they feel safe enough to travel again.

In 2021, B.C. lottery players redeemed more than $99 million in winnings from Lotto 6/49, a nationwide lottery game drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays after 7:30 p.m., Pacific time.



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