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West Vancouver football fan snags $10.2-million dollar lotto prize

Gary Muchula’s dream of attending a Super Bowl may soon become a reality after reaching the end zone with a stroke of luck.

The West Vancouver man claimed the $10.2-million jackpot during the October 20th Lotto 6/49 draw.

The football lover, who purchased his ticket from London Drugs at Park Royal in the Lower Mainland, checked his ticket at a gas station.

“I didn’t have my glasses and I thought, ‘that can’t be right,’” Muchula recalled.

“I checked it three or four times and went up to the girl at the counter and said ‘I’m not sure, but I think I won the lottery!’”

The first person to find out about Muchula’s life-changing win was his partner.

“She was walking the dog and I asked her to sit down. I told her, ‘I just won the lottery!’”

Aside from attending the Super Bowl in February, Muchula looks forward to putting some of his prize towards a Christmas vacation in Barbados.

In addition, 2021 has been a decent year for Northern BC lottery players.

Here are some of the recent lotto winners from our region:

MyPGNow has reached out to BCLC for the full list of regional winners so far in 2021.

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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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