B.C.'s newest multimillionaire plans to build dream homes for her whole family
A Kamloops woman who won a $35-million Lotto Max jackpot picked up the ticket while shopping for beach towels at Walmart, according to the BC Lottery Corporation.
Rhonda Malesku came forward to claim her prize Thursday and described what it felt like to learn of her "life-changing" win – and shared some of her plans for what she will do with the money.
She told the BCLC that she was at home when she realized she'd won and that she immediately – and loudly – shared the news with her husband who was out in the yard.
"I opened up the back door and started screaming it outside to my husband Sam and we both started shaking," she says in a press release from the lottery corporation.
"I was shouting so loud with excitement that the neighbors came out of their houses because they thought something was wrong.”
Next, she called her daughter and more screaming ensued.
Malesku told the BCLC she has always dreamed of designing and building a home for herself and that this win will let her do that, as well as do the same for her two kids. Other plans for the money include buying a travel trailer and hitting the road for the East Coast.
"I’m just absolutely blown away,” she said.
The total Lotto Max prize up for grabs on Tuesday was $70 million but a player from Alberta also matched all seven numbers, so it was split in half.
The odds of winning a Lotto Max jackpot are 1 in 33,294,800 per $5 play, according to the BC Lottery Corporation.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
If you qualify for this tax credit, you can expect a payment in your bank account this week
The next quarterly GST/HST tax credit payment is expected to go out this week, according to the Canada Revenue Agency.
U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for official, not private acts
The U.S. Supreme Court found on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as president, but can for private acts, in a landmark ruling recognizing for the first time any form of presidential immunity from prosecution.
These ultraprocessed foods may shorten your life, study says
Eating higher levels of ultraprocessed food may shorten lifespans by more than 10 per cent, according to a new, unpublished study of over 500,000 people whom researchers followed for nearly three decades.
WATCH: Ode to Newfoundland rings out at emotional internment of Unknown Soldier
As part of the emotional ceremony honouring Newfoundland and Labrador's Unknown Soldier, the province's national anthem, The Ode to Newfoundland, was sung. Military members received special permission from defence officials to salute the Ode.
This 12-year-old memorized the periodic table at age two. He's heading to NYU after finishing high school in just two years
Recent high school graduate Suborno Isaac Bari, 12, plans to start studying math and physics at New York University in the fall, but he’s already got his ambitious sights set on beginning a doctoral program.
Judge calls Jeffrey Epstein 'most infamous pedophile in American history' as he releases transcripts
A Florida judge released Monday afternoon the transcripts of a 2006 grand jury investigation that looked into sex trafficking and rape allegations made against the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Eddie Murphy is still stung by that David Spade joke on 'Saturday Night Live'
Eddie Murphy is reflecting on some of the “cheap shots” he feels he’s taken over the years.
Possible indecent gesture at Euro 2024 game under investigation
England star Jude Bellingham is being investigated by UEFA over a potentially offensive gesture made during a European Championship win against Slovakia.
On July 1, 1916, a generation of Newfoundlanders died in one brief battle
Millions are celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday this year -- as they do every year -- with fireworks, food and family. In Newfoundland, it is a day of mourning for one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War.