From Tumbler Ridge to Richmond, Merritt to Port Alberni, BCLC paid out lottery players in B.C. with a record-breaking $785 million in winnings this year.
In addition to the highest value of prizes paid out in BCLC’s history, a second record was set in 2019 when Richmond’s Joseph Katalinic won $60 million from the July 26, 2019 Lotto Max draw – the largest single lottery prize ever awarded in B.C.
“Playing the lottery is about the chance to have life-changing dreams come true and this year’s record-breaking amount of winnings has delivered bigger dreams than ever before for our players,” said Kevin Gass, BCLC’s Vice-President of Lottery Gaming.
“Our players won more than 86 million times in British Columbia in 2019 – now that’s something to celebrate.”
B.C. also had a flurry of four consecutive $1 million Guaranteed Lotto 6/49 Prize wins from November 20-30, 2019: only the second time that has ever happened in B.C.
📣 We're celebrating a record year with more than $785 MILLION paid out to lottery players in B.C. in 2019! Plus, 86 million winning tickets sold: https://t.co/nqKhyoC6XX #DreamToTheMax pic.twitter.com/z2WhocGOvj
— BCLC (@BCLC) December 30, 2019