A Nanaimo woman says life will be easier after winning half a million in a lotto draw earlier this summer.

Barbara Wunderlick won $500,000 in the Daily Grand draw on June 26, the B.C. Lottery Corporation announced in a press release Tuesday, Aug. 29.

She purchased the ticket at the Quality Foods on Turner Road, and later checked it at a scanner at the Real Canadian Superstore on Metral Drive.

鈥淚 scoffed and said, 鈥榠s this for real?鈥欌�� said Wunderlick. 鈥淚t was a shock to see the machine [stall] and have people celebrate around you.鈥�

According to the release, she plans to use her winnings to help her family, take them on a 鈥渘ice trip,鈥� purchase a vehicle and enjoy more lobster and steak dinners.

鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing and I am still in shock,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t will help make life easier.鈥�

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