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From trash to treasure: B.C. man finds winning lotto ticket while tidying truck, gains $75K

Dawson Creek resident Kevin MacDonald found out he won $75,000 after discovering a BC.49 ticket while tidying his truck. (Nov. 30/ BCLC) Dawson Creek resident Kevin MacDonald found out he won $75,000 after discovering a BC.49 ticket while tidying his truck. (Nov. 30/ BCLC)
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A B.C. man is planning to take his family on a surprise vacation after finding treasure amongst some trash.

Dawson Creek resident Kyle MacDonald says he was tidying his truck in his driveway, going through old receipts, when he discovered a BC/49 ticket from the Oct. 8 draw.

Turns out, he was the winner of $75,000.

“When I went to scan the ticket I was just like, ‘Wow, really?’ I thought it was crazy,” MacDonald told the B.C. Lottery Corporation in a release issued Wednesday.

MacDonald wants to use the prize money to take his kids on an impromptu family trip.

“It’s pretty awesome,” he said.

The odds of winning a $75,000 prize through BC/49 draws are 1 in 2,330,636, according to BCLC.  

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