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PG man drops his drink and falls on the floor after winning $675,000

A retired Prince George man is $675,000 richer after getting lucky on a Set for Life, Scratch and Win ticket.

On January 5th, Frank Martin purchased three tickets at a gas station on Sintich Road.

After striking out on his first two tickets, the third time was the charm for Martin as his last ticket proved to be the winner.

“I scanned them under my phone and they said not a winner and I am sitting in my chair and by now, and I scanned the other one and it said a unity so I turned the ticket over and it said that I won set for life.”

Martin was in shock when he found out.

“I dropped my drink and I fell on the floor hanging on to the ticket and I was just surprised.”

When asked if he still plans to buy any more lottery tickets, Martin came back with a pretty quick answer.

“Yes, I still play the odd time and I play 6/49 and Lotto Max all the time.”

Martin spent 38 years working for the City of Prince George.

He plans to use some of the money to fix his truck and then once the pandemic is over he plans on taking a cruise or travelling up the Alaska Highway.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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