“Dreams do come true!”: Powell River patio lover basks in $100K lotto win

A woman from Powell River is about to get one hell of a patio set-up. 

Wendy Kinley has been dreaming of a luxurious, open-air lounge for ages, but never had the funds to make it happen.

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That all changed when she won $100,000 from a December 25 Lotto 6/49 draw she picked up from Carlson Community Club on Joyce Avenue.

“It’s amazing,” she said. 

“Dreams do come true!”

Kinley checked the ticket at a local pub before driving to a friend’s house. Upon realizing she had won, she instantly called her husband and kids, who were equally as thrilled to hear the surprise.

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“I had one ticket left and that was the one,” she recalled.

At first, she says, her husband didn’t believe she had really won.

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“I sent the kids a picture of the validation and they called me right away and were so excited,” she said.

The lot of them are hoping to use the money for a vacation sometime soon.