Someone purchased a $1 million winning lotto ticket on Vancouver Island

Time is quickly running out for the holder(s) of a winning $1 million Guaranteed Prize Lotto 6/49 ticket that was purchased in the northern Vancouver Island region.

According to the BC Lotto Corporation, the winning ticket is set to expire at midnight on March 18, 2021.

“BCLC is encouraging players who purchased a ticket for the March 18, 2020 draw in this region to check their tickets for the winning numbers: 19117903-02,” the corporation said in a release.

BCLC said the North Island region includes Alert Bay, Telegraph Cove, Port Hardy, Coal Harbour and Port McNeill.

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All lottery prize winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on their ticket to claim their prize.

The specific retail location where the winning lottery ticket was purchased, and the lottery winner’s name, will be announced after the winner has come forward to claim the prize, said BCLC.