How many times would you check a Lotto ticket if the machine said you’d won half a million dollars?
For Richmond’s Wing Chiu Yu, two is the magic number after scanning his June 6 Lotto Max draw ticket at the 7-Eleven in Esso on No. 1 and Blundell roads.
Yu said he couldn’t believe his eyes after learning he won $500,000, after splitting the $1 million Maxmillions prize with another player in Ontario.
“I didn’t believe it…” recalled Yu, adding that he “checked [the ticket] a second time to make sure it was a winner.”
Yu kept the news of his win a secret before claiming his prize; it’s not a secret any longer.
The Richmond resident is taking some time to decide what’s next, but on how it feels to win the lottery, he had a one-word answer: “Surprised!”
