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Victoria man wakes to learn he was sleeping on $1M lottery windfall

"I thought maybe someone was punking me,” says the winner of B.C.'s largest ever Keno jackpot
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David Campbell is $1 million richer after taking home the biggest Keno prize ever won in B.C.

David Campbell is keeping it simple after winning $1 million on Keno.

Still slowly emerging from disbelief after learning of the win Feb. 22, the Victoria man plans to purchase a new computer, take a trip and maybe help others with his massive windfall – the biggest Keno prize ever won in B.C.

“It really hasn’t sunk in. I’m shocked and in disbelief,” he said in a BC Lottery Corporation news release.

Campbell enjoyed a few games on PlayNow the evening of Feb. 21 and went to bed before checking to see if he was a winner.

The next morning, he was pleasantly surprised to discover he’d matched all 10 numbers and the 5x Keno Bonus from one of the draws.

“When I saw the million-dollar win my first thought was, ‘I need a new computer,’” Campbell said. “Then I thought maybe someone was punking me.”

Once the news settled in that the win was real, Campbell told his best friend, prompting a “Yeah right”.

Campbell has plans to use his prize to help those around him and also looks forward to enjoying some travel, in addition to treating himself to a new computer.

“I have a handful of grateful people around me and plan to celebrate helping those people,” he said.

In 2024, B.C. lottery players redeemed more than $247 million in winnings from Keno.

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