Eric Emery and his wife have a running gag, and every Monday, she asks him, “did you make me a millionaire?” For once, Emery could finally answer yes.
Emery, a Surrey resident, purchased the winning ticket from a 7-Eleven, claiming the Lotto 6/49 Christmas Day draw.
“I knew she would ask me again when I got home and… I told her that I won a million dollars.”
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At first, Emery’s wife didn’t believe him. According to BCLC, she even told him to stop joking around.
“When she realized I was serious, she started crying,” Emery said.
The winning ticket was purchased from the 7-Eleven on 200th Street in Langley, and he later checked it at a Shoppers Drug Mart nearby.
“My first thought was, ‘Is this an error?’ I saw the one and a bunch of zeros and thought maybe it was a binary-error code.”
It was no error, and Emery plans to celebrate with his family by going out for a meal, and then planning a vacation once they all feel safe enough to travel.
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