A Victoria woman is thinking about home renovations after winning nearly $200,000 playing the Lotto Max.
What started as a leisurely drive with friends, turned into a life-changing ride for Arlene Wetherell.
While out and about, Wetherell remembered she had an unchecked ticket so her friend checked the ticket on her phone.
“My friend checked it from her phone and said ‘guess how much you won’,” recalled Wetherell.
“I said ‘I don’t know, $10?’ She turned the phone around and showed me the number.”
She had actually won $189,000 and was the only person to match six of the seven numbers plus the bonus number in the April 2nd Lotto Max draw.
There were no winners for the main jackpot prize of $15,000,000.
Wetherell told BCLC the win brings her one step closer to her dream of renovating her home.
“This win is life-changing,” said Wetherell.
“I want to do some home renovations, specifically new floors and light fixtures. I’ve never owned a matching bedroom suite so I will buy myself a new matching bedroom suite.”
The Victoria resident purchased the winning ticket at the Save-on-Foods in Langford.
Wetherell said she was so overwhelmed and excited, she later asked her dad to check the ticket again from his phone to make sure it was real.
