Recent Win: Vancouver Islanders to share Lotto 6/49 jackpot November 3, 2009, Richmond, B.C. – A pair of friends from Vancouver Island were surprised to learn they had won a $1.6 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot. Today, Cornelius "Corny" O'Connell of Victoria and Georgina Martin of Nanaimo, who have been playing the lottery together for 24 years, flew to BCLC's Richmond office to collect their prize. The two 61-year-olds found out just yester... full story

Winners Stories

• November 3, 2009 - Vancouver Islanders to share Lotto 6/49 jackpot
  A pair of friends from Vancouver Island were surprised to learn they had won a $1.6 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
• September 24, 2009 - Sleepless in...Dawson Creek
  A Dawson Creek couple are catching up on their zzz's after winning the top prize on the Extra lottery game.
• September 15, 2009 - Vancouver family now 'Set For Life'
  A 45-year-old Vancouver woman is now 'Set For Life' after winning the top prize of 1,000 a week for 25 years on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• September 11, 2009 - Pair to share $4.1 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot
  Friends for four years, 55-year-old Silas Man-Kin Cheung of Burnaby and 43-year-old Yi Hang of Richmond began playing the lottery together last year...and they've hit it big!
• August 28,,2009 - 87-year-old 6/49 winner wants an iPhone
  B.C.'s newest millionaire, 87-year-old William Denhoff was surfing the internet when he decided to check his lottery ticket numbers online at www.bclc.com. To his surprise, he discovered that he had won a whopping $3,809,658 on the August 19, 2009 Lotto 6/49 draw.
• August 26, 2009 - School bus driver 'Extra' close to retirement
  A Victoria school bus driver is considering early retirement after winning the top prize on a recent Extra draw.
• August 24, 2009 - PGX visitor wins gold medal 2010 Winter Games tickets
  Prince George resident, Theresa Gaboury, is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the 2010 Winter Games.
• August 14, 2009 - Lotto winner's wife 'Extra' skeptical
  Imagine you receive a phone call from your spouse telling you that they had just won the lottery. Would you believe it?
• August 11, 2009 - BCLC gives Abbotsford resident gold medal tickets
  Diana Thivierge of Abbotsford, B.C. is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the 2010 Winter Games.
• August 5, 2009 - Jogger gets 'run for his money'
  A Vancouver man, not realizing that he won the top prize of $500,000 on a recent Extra draw, literally ran away from his winnings.
• August 5, 2009 - East had to come West before luck struck
  One Ontarian is proving that it's not where you're from but where you are that matters most.
• July 17, 2009 - Extra winner shopping for new wagon wheels
  A Vancouver woman is 'Extra' happy, after winning the $500,000 top prize on the July 11, 2009 Extra draw.
• July 14, 2009 - Eager Edgar now 'Set For Life'
  A 46-year-old Courtenay woman is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• July 9, 2009 - BCLC gives Kamloops resident gold medal tickets for Canada Day
  Jeff Banks of Kamloops, B.C. is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the 2010 Winter Games. While visiting the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome in Riverside Park on Canada Day, Banks entered his name into the ballot box to win the pair of gold medal 500m Speed skating tickets.
• July 6, 2009 - Expectant father now 'Set For Life'
  A 28-year-old Port Hardy man is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• June 26, 2009 - BCLC gives Sam Steele Days visitor gold medal tickets
  Allan Johnson of Cranbrook is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the 2010 Winter Games.
• June 22, 2009 - Keno contest winner gets keys to Tahoe
  Wanna Win a Truck? Darcy Johnson wanted to, so he entered the BCLC Keno contest of the same name and wound up winning!
• June 18, 2009 - eBingo City Bingo contest winners
  A pair of twenty-somethings now have a cool $500 to spend, as weekly prize draw winners of eBingo's City Bingo Contest.
• June 18, 2009 - Set For Life winner to hit the high seas
  A 38-year-old Burnaby man is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• June 1, 2009 - Big Lotto 6/49 jackpot win for small town couple
  A retired couple from the east coast of Vancouver Island has two big reasons to celebrate.
• May 27, 2009 - Hair-raising Lotto 6/49 win for Campbell River man
  He may not be taking home a record jackpot of $49 million but a 54-year-old Campbell River man isn't complaining.
• May 21, 2009 - BCLC gives Cloverdale Rodeo visitor gold medal tickets
  Chilliwack resident Helen Elliot is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. While visiting the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome at the Cloverdale Rodeo, Elliot entered her name into the ballot box to win the pair of gold medal 500m speed skating tickets and accommodation.
• May 19, 2009 - No more night shift for BC/49 winner who quits job
  A 41-year-old Burnaby man has quit his job of 19 years after winning the BC/49 jackpot.
• May 14, 2009 - Richmond Winterfest visitor wins gold medal tickets
  Christina Chong of Richmond has won of a pair of gold medal tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. While attending the Richmond Winterfest during the one-year countdown, Chong visited the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome and entered her name into the ballot box to win the pair of men's 1500m Speed skating event tickets.
• May 8, 2009 - Bonus boon for Burnaby grandmother
  PlayNow Keno player Alzira Armas's decision to play the Bonus paid off big time!
• May 6, 2009 - Surrey couple experience 'butterflies' over 'Set For Life' win
  A 60-year-old Surrey man is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• April 30, 2009 - Set For Life win 'sinking in'
  A Vancouver carpenter can build his next house on "Easy Street" after winning the top prize on a Set For Life scratch and win lottery ticket.
• April 29, 2009 - Globe-trotting possible for PlayNow winner
  What do Suzhou, China, Morioka, Japan, Napier, New Zealand, and Khabarovsk, Russia all have in common?
• March 19, 2009 - Couple 'Set For Life', perform 'happy dance'
  Persistence certainly paid off for Kamloops resident, Johan Bella McLeod, who is now "Set For Life".
• March 17, 2009 - Kamloops 'Millionaire Life' winners come forward
  The wait is over for those Kamloops residents wondering who among them are the city's newest lottery winners.
• March 5, 2009 - Proud new father credits baby for lucky lotto
  The last of three British Columbians who won a share of February's record Lotto 6/49 jackpot has claimed his prize of almost a quarter-million dollars.
• March 4, 2009 - Early-Bird Millionaire Life winner
  He may not be psychic, but Michael Strudwick of Kamloops can certainly pick a winner.
• February 27, 2009 - Maple Ridge resident wins big on PlayNow.com
  Lorne Ross of Maple Ridge won $15,000 on Keno & Keno Bonus on PlayNow.
• February 26, 2009 - BC winners claim prize from second-largest 6/49 jackpot
  Two of three British Columbians who won a share of last Saturday's record Lotto 6/49 jackpot have claimed prizes of almost a quarter-million dollars.
• February 16, 2009 - Birthdates key to group's sweet Super 7 win
  Determining the "lucky" number for a group of Richmond care home workers might be easier said than done.
• February 16, 2009 - Red and white make 'green' for Extra winner
  The Red Rooster Food Store in White Rock was the scene of some 'Extra' big celebrating last week.
• February 16, 2009 - Quesnel man wins men's gold medal hockey game tickets
  Bill Gamble of Quesnel is the latest winner of tickets to the men's gold medal hockey game during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Gamble, who won the pair of tickets playing SportsFunder's 2010 Olympic Hockey lottery game, is now officially counting down the days to the Opening Ceremony.
• February 4, 2009 - Lucky couple win 'Extra' jackpot
  The extra-big celebrating will have to wait, as it's straight back to work for lottery jackpot winner Mariciel Garcia of Vancouver and boyfriend Gene Tongol of Richmond.
• December 24, 2008 - Set For Life winner seeks sun
  A 52-year-old Victoria woman is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on a lucky scratch & win ticket.
• December 2, 2008 - Monetary 'miracle' as two lotto jackpots won on same day
  'Tis the season for giving and BCLC got into the holiday spirit in a big way today, presenting cheques to two separate lottery jackpot winners from B.C.
• October 31, 2008 - "Extra" big win for Victoria baker
  A Victoria baker who bought a $4 Mini Dip ticket is $500,000 richer!
• October 17, 2008 - Canada Represented at World Series of Mahjong Tournament
  Jim Kwong, the winner of the second annual River Rock Mahjong Charity Open, placed 246th out of 302 participants at the 2008 World Series of Mahjong tournament in Macau, China from September 19 – 21, 2008. Participants came from more than 15 different countries to test their skill and luck to win the top prize of US $500,000!
• October 15, 2008 - Retired "Mountie" wins Lotto BC/49 Jackpot
  A former RCMP Staff Sergeant and his wife are $2 million richer, after matching six out of six numbers to win last Wednesday's BC/49 Jackpot.
• September 18, 2008 - BCLC PlayNow player is $10,000 richer
  BCLC PlayNow player Siu Kam Lai is $10,000 richer today after winning the Play for 10K weekly draw.
• September 16, 2008 - Bus driver on roller coaster ride after winning Lotto 6/49 jackpot
  A bus driver from Sechelt has been on an emotional roller coaster ride since learning he won Saturday's Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
• August 27, 2008 - Chilliwack woman a winner, loud and clear
  On August 14, 2008, Jennie Reeves of Chilliwack won a game of KaChingo and made sure everyone at Chilliwack Bingo knew it when she yelled "Bingo" loud and clear.
• July 31, 2008 - Deja vu, as second Lower Mainland realtor wins 6/49 jackpot
  As Yankee legend Yogi Bera famously said, "It's like deja vu all over again."
• August 25, 2008 - Chase resident wins top prize on SportsFunder ticket
  British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is pleased to congratulate Colleen Patterson on winning the top prize of $75,000 on SportsFunder's First Tickets to 2010 lottery ticket.
• August 20, 2008 - SportsFunder fuels family rivalry over Women's Gold Medal Hockey tickets
  A Delta resident is going to the Women's Gold Medal Hockey Game in 2010 with hopes of supporting Team Canada; however, her husband will join her with hopes of cheering on Team USA.
• August 20, 2008 - Royal City resident 'Extra' lucky
  A 37-year-old New Westminster man is now a half-million dollars richer after collecting his winnings from BCLC's Richmond office this week.
• August 20, 2008 - A bounty of cash won at the Pacific Poker Shootout 2008
  With a total of 684 entries and a prize pool of $316,800, there was a bounty of cash to be won at BCLC's third annual Pacific Poker Shootout at Cascades Casino on August 14 -17, 2008. After three events in four days, three men walked away as this year's Pacific Poker Shootout champions.