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Richmond’s Eiko Yamase couldn’t believe her eyes after seeing she’d won a $1 million prize in the June 18 Lotto Max.
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Richmond mom wins million dollar prize
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Eiko Yamase has always dreamed of visiting the Maritimes. And with the region’s renowned colourful fall foliage the ideal time is drawing near.
“It has been my dream since coming to Canada to visit out east,” she said. “I would love the opportunity to travel to Toronto, Halifax, or even P.E.I.”
Yamase can now comfortably afford to do so, after the Richmond mom recently won a $1 million Maxmillion prize on the June 18 Lotto Max draw.
A fan of watching her favourite shows on Netflix and YouTube in her free time, she recently saw her screen light up with $1,000,000 after checking her ticket online.
“I didn’t know what to do,” Yamase said. “I couldn’t believe it at first…for the whole day I had to make sure my ticket had matched the number.”
She eventually called the B.C. Lottery Corporation and confirmed that the winning numbers she saw were correct, and she wasn’t watching a movie. Next, she called her husband to tell him about her life-changing news.
He couldn’t believe it either.
Yamase said she usually likes to play the lottery when the jackpots are “higher” and caught jackpot fever in June, when Lotto Max offered players the chance to play for four record-breaking draws.
Besides using her prize money to realize her long hoped-for vacation, Yamase plans to contribute to her children’s education.
So far in 2021, B.C. lottery players have redeemed more than $115 million in winnings from Lotto Max.
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