Parksville resident Victoria Tyers had to check her scratch and win ticket several times before she could believe she had really won $75,000.
She purchased a ‘Deluxe Crossword’ ticket from the Mid Island Co-op on Island Highway East, according to a news release by BCLC.
“I counted the words at least 20 times,” she said. “I was in shock…my first thought was, ‘my trip is paid for!’”
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Tyers plans to put some of the prize money towards taking her family on a vacation to Hawaii this winter.
“I’m in disbelief! There really are winners out there,” she said.
— NEWS Staff, submitted
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