A BC woman has plans to buy her first home after winning a $500,000 prize in the May 27 Lotto Max draw through BCLC PlayNow.
“Reality hasn’t set in just yet,” said Kimberly Penzkofer in a statement from BCLC.
The Kamloops resident arrived home from a shopping trip when she scanned her ticket using the Lotto! app.
“I never thought it could happen,” she said. “I had to scan it on the app a few times!
“I checked the ticket while sitting in my truck and when I went inside my mom asked me what was wrong.”
Penzkofer’s mom was just as taken back by the win.
“She cried!”
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The Maxmillions prize was actually split with another winner who purchased their ticket in Delta.
Penzkofer purchased her ticket from the Chevron on 8th Street and she says she’ll “buy a house eventually” with her winnings. The BCLC release states that she’ll “take her time” in looking for her first home.
If you’re thinking, “What? How can she afford a house for $500,000?” The average price of a home in Kamloops as of 2021 isn’t much more than $500,000. If she lived in Vancouver it would be a different story.
BC lotto players have redeemed over $52 million in prize winnings from Lotto Max.