Top Story: B.C. "Jackpot Chaser" Wins LOTTO MAX Prize

November 20, 2009, Kamloops B.C. – Donna McLeod admits she is a "big jackpot chaser", so when the jackpot for Canada's new national lottery game, LOTTO MAX, reached the $50 million mark a couple of weeks ago the Fort Nelson resident was quick to buy a ticket. McLeod's impulse paid off. Although she fell one number short, the 51-year-old office administrator managed to match 6/7...
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2009 News Releases

• November 20, 2009 - B.C. "Jackpot Chaser" Wins LOTTO MAX Prize
  Donna McLeod admits she is a "big jackpot chaser", so when the jackpot for Canada's new national lottery game, LOTTO MAX, reached the $50 million mark a couple of weeks ago the Fort Nelson resident was quick to buy a ticket.
• November 3, 2009 - Vancouver Islanders to share Lotto 6/49 jackpot
  A pair of friends from Vancouver Island were surprised to learn they had won a $1.6 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
• November 3, 2009 - Canada's Biggest-Ever Lottery Draw This Friday – LOTTO MAX Jackpot hits $50 million, plus 10 MAXMILLIONS prizes of $1 million each!
  LOTTO MAX Jackpot hits $50 million, plus 10 MAXMILLIONS prizes of $1 million each! It may be just seven weeks old, but Canada's new national lottery game has quickly grown to record heights, with this Friday's LOTTO MAX draw set to become the largest in Canadian history.
• October 21, 2009 - BCLC named among Top 100 employers in Canada
  British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has been officially recognized as one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada for 2010 by Maclean's magazine.
• September 24, 2009 - Sleepless in...Dawson Creek
  A Dawson Creek couple are catching up on their zzz's after winning the top prize on the Extra lottery game.
• September 23, 2009 - BCLC lotto "balls" run wild
  To celebrate the launch of Canada's newest national lottery game 49 BCLC employees dressed up in LOTTO MAX ball costumes to run a foot race at 200 Granville Street next to Waterfront Station.
• September 21, 2009 - BCLC lets lotto balls loose in Vancouver
  The first draw for Canada's new national lottery game, LOTTO MAX, will be held on Friday, September 25. With main jackpots reaching a whopping $50 million and additional $1 million MAXMILLION™ prizes creating multiple millionaires on a single draw, this new game is sure to be a hit with Canadians.
• September 18, 2009 - LOTTO MAX Launches - New Canadian lottery game now available for play
  Canada's new national lottery – LOTTO MAX – officially launches tomorrow, Saturday, September 19 2009, with the first day of ticket sales from coast to coast. In B.C., LOTTO MAX can be played at BCLC retail locations across the province. The first LOTTO MAX draw will be held on Friday, September 25 with a $10 million jackpot.
• September 17, 2009 - BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome wraps B.C. tour
  After thirteen successful stops in communities around British Columbia, the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome tour is now taking a breather before finding a new home during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games at the Richmond O Zone Live site.
• September 15, 2009 - Vancouver family now 'Set For Life'
  A 45-year-old Vancouver woman is now 'Set For Life' after winning the top prize of 1,000 a week for 25 years on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• September 11, 2009 - Pair to share $4.1 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot
  Friends for four years, 55-year-old Silas Man-Kin Cheung of Burnaby and 43-year-old Yi Hang of Richmond began playing the lottery together last year...and they've hit it big!
• August 28, 2009 - 87-year-old 6/49 winner wants an iPhone
  B.C.'s newest millionaire, 87-year-old William Denhoff was surfing the internet when he decided to check his lottery ticket numbers online at www.bclc.com. To his surprise, he discovered that he had won a whopping $3,809,658 on the August 19, 2009 Lotto 6/49 draw.
• August 26, 2009 - School bus driver 'Extra' close to retirement
  A Victoria school bus driver is considering early retirement after winning the top prize on a recent Extra draw.
• August 25, 2009 - BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome coming to PNE
  Those visiting the PNE this year will get an opportunity to experience what it might feel like to compete in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with a chance to win gold medal event tickets, as the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome comes to the Fair, August 27-30
• August 24, 2009 - PGX visitor wins gold medal 2010 Winter Games tickets
  Prince George resident, Theresa Gaboury, is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the 2010 Winter Games.
• August 20, 2009 - Lots of summer left for BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome
  This summer, British Columbians can experience what it might feel like to compete in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with a chance to win gold medal event tickets as the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome tours the province.
• August 14, 2009 - Lotto winner's wife 'Extra' skeptical
  Imagine you receive a phone call from your spouse telling you that they had just won the lottery. Would you believe it?
• August 11, 2009 - BCLC gives Abbotsford resident gold medal tickets
  Diana Thivierge of Abbotsford, B.C. is the latest winner of gold medal tickets to the 2010 Winter Games.
• August 5, 2009 - Jogger gets 'run for his money'
  A Vancouver man, not realizing that he won the top prize of $500,000 on a recent Extra draw, literally ran away from his winnings.
• August 5, 2009 - East had to come West before luck struck
  One Ontarian is proving that it's not where you're from but where you are that matters most.
• July 17, 2009 - Extra winner shopping for new wagon wheels
  A Vancouver woman is 'Extra' happy, after winning the $500,000 top prize on the July 11, 2009 Extra draw.
• July 15, 2009 - CANADA, MEET LOTTO MAX!
  The game that Canadian lottery players have been asking for is on its way!
• July 14, 2009 - Eager Edgar now 'Set For Life'
  A 46-year-old Courtenay woman is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• June 24, 2009 - BCLC asks players to 'use their GameSense'
  Television viewers in British Columbia soon will begin to see a unique series of ads asking them to 'use their GameSense'.
• June 22, 2009 - Keno contest winner gets keys to Tahoe
  Wanna Win a Truck? Darcy Johnson wanted to, so he entered the BCLC Keno contest of the same name and wound up winning!
• June 17, 2009 - New gaming facility promises great entertainment in Abbotsford
  A new entertainment centre has opened its doors in Abbotsford, British Columbia. BCLC and Playtime Community Gaming Centres Inc. are pleased to announce the official opening of Chances Abbotsford to the public on June 18, 2009, featuring the latest in gaming options and great amenities.
• June 1, 2009 - Big Lotto 6/49 jackpot win for small town couple
  A retired couple from the east coast of Vancouver Island has two big reasons to celebrate.
• June 1, 2009 - BCLC pilots solar energy at Kamloops office
  Since going live on March 25, BCLC's new solar panels have captured enough Kamloops sunshine to power 23 homes for a day. The pilot project of 12 solar panels on the roof of its Kamloops office is part of BCLC's ongoing efforts to explore alternative energy and reduce its carbon footprint.
• May 13, 2009 - No more night shift for BC/49 winner who quits job
  A 41-year-old Burnaby man has quit his job of 19 years after winning the BC/49 jackpot.
• May 14, 2009 - Summer festivals to feature BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome
  This summer British Columbians will get an opportunity to experience what it might feel like to compete in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games along with a chance to win gold medal event tickets as the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome tours the province.
• May 6, 2009 - Surrey couple experience 'butterflies' over 'Set For Life' win
  A 60-year-old Surrey man is now "Set For Life" after winning the top prize on BCLC's Set For Life instant Scratch & Win ticket.
• March 19, 2009 - Couple 'Set For Life', perform 'happy dance'
  Persistence certainly paid off for Kamloops resident, Johan Bella McLeod, who is now "Set For Life".
• March 17, 2009 - Kamloops 'Millionaire Life' winners come forward
  The wait is over for those Kamloops residents wondering who among them are the city's newest lottery winners.
• March 17, 2009 - Province-Wide Slot Tournament Boasts $50,000 Prize Pool
  BCLC is proud to host "Mountains of Money", the first-ever provincial-wide slot tournament. Cascades Casino in Langley, BC will welcome five hundred participants from March 17th-19th, 2009 as they vie for a chance to win the grand prize.
• March 16, 2009 - Western Canada Games to Come to Kamloops
  The "Tournament Capital of Canada" has added another gemstone to its crown. The City of Kamloops is officially announcing the kick off to its campaign of hosting the Western Canada Summer Games in August of 2011 (Aug 4-14).
• March 13, 2009 - BCLC turning Paralympic dreams into reality
  With the official one-year countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games this week, BCLC is helping Canadian athletes prepare for the podium.
• March 5, 2009 - Proud new father credits baby for lucky lotto win
  The last of three British Columbians who won a share of February's record Lotto 6/49 jackpot has claimed his prize of almost a quarter-million dollars.
• March 4, 2009 - BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome visitors win gold medal tickets
  Six lucky people who visited the BCLC 2010 Winter Games Dome during the Spirit of BC Week one year countdown celebrations, have each won a pair of gold medal tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Every visitor to the Games Dome had the opportunity to enter their name into the ballot box to win the pair of men's 1500m Speed skating event tickets.
• March 4, 2009 - Early-Bird Millionaire Life winner
  He may not be psychic, but Michael Strudwick of Kamloops can certainly pick a winner.
• March 3, 2009 - LOTTO SUPER 7 Prepares to Pass the Torch
  LOTTO SUPER 7 is preparing for retirement while a new national lottery game that offers Canadians even more of what they're looking for - big jackpots and more millionaires than ever before - waits in the wings.
• February 26, 2009 - BC winners claim prize from second-largest 6/49 jackpot
  Two of three British Columbians who won a share of last Saturday's record Lotto 6/49 jackpot have claimed prizes of almost a quarter-million dollars.
• February 23, 2009 - Win 'extra special' for woman poker player battling cancer
  It was an emotional scene early this morning at Cascades Casino in Langley, as a 55-year-old woman suffering from cancer battled both her illness and her fellow female poker players to emerge victorious at BCLC's 4th Annual Women's Poker Classic.
• February 19, 2009 - Canada's largest estimated lottery jackpot: $48 million
  Lottery retailers across Canada are bracing themselves for what will likely be a rush of Lotto 6/49 ticket sales over the next 48 hours.
• February 19, 2009 - Luck be a lady in Langley, as women poker players raise money for breast cancer research
  Nearly one thousand women poker players will go "all in" to help raise money for breast cancer research this weekend, as BC Casinos presents The 4th Annual Women's Poker Classic.
• February 16, 2009 - Birthdates key to group's sweet Super 7 win
  Determining the "lucky" number for a group of Richmond care home workers might be easier said than done.
• February 16, 2009 - Red and white make 'green' for Extra winner
  The Red Rooster Food Store in White Rock was the scene of some 'Extra' big celebrating last week.

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