Chilliwack resident wins big BCLC jackpot, plans to help his daughter with a down payment on a house
CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack resident Gordon McIvor couldn’t have picked a better time to arrive early for a doctor’s appointment – and use that time to pick up a lottery ticket that would eventually earn him a free play ticket and a jackpot of over $650,000.
BC Lottery Corporation says McIvor decided to stop by a nearby drug store to pick up some mints. On a whim, he purchased a Set for Life Scratch & Win ticket and won a free play. It turns out that the free play ticket ended up scoring him the game’s top prize of $675,000.
“I decided to take the free play ticket to the doctor’s office and scratched it there,” recalled McIvor. “I then took it back to the retailer to check. Everyone in the doctor’s office knew I won, and they were all looking at me, so it was kind of funny.”
The Chilliwack resident first shared the news of his win with his wife. “I went to a car dealership soon after I found out! My wife and I had been talking about getting a used car. I called her from the dealership saying we can get a new one and told her about the win. She thought I was full of it.”
