A North Islander has won a really incredible prize thanks to a Nov. 27 Lotto 6/49 draw.

Scarlett Point Lighthouse Keeper Ivan Dubinsky said in a phone interview with the North Island Gazette that he didn鈥檛 quite believe it at first when he saw that he鈥檇 won a guaranteed million dollars, 鈥渂ut now that I鈥檓 down here at the lotto office (in Vancouver) I鈥檓 getting a bit excited.鈥�

Dubinsky, who has been the lighthouse keeper at Scarlett Point since around 2007, said he purchased a virtual ticket online at playnow.com and he actually matched up all ten numbers in order to win a guaranteed million dollar prize that is separate from the regular draw.

鈥淚 usually just get a quick pick, so I didn鈥檛 expect to win a big prize,鈥� noted Dubinsky, who added that the money will come in handy because, 鈥淚鈥檓 planning to retire soon, so some of it will go to the purchase of a house and then some to my family. It鈥檚 an exciting event, once in a lifetime.鈥�

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