One couldn91裸聊视频檛 blame White Rock91裸聊视频檚 Tibor Tusnady for feeling a little flushed these days 91裸聊视频� after all, he91裸聊视频檚 just become B.C.91裸聊视频檚 newest millionaire.

Tusnady, a retired pharmacist, won $16.4 million , after matching all six numbers in the April 15 Lotto 6/49 draw. His ticket 91裸聊视频� purchased at the Elgin Esso on Crescent Road in South Surrey 91裸聊视频� was the only one in Canada to win the jackpot.

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91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a big, big shock,91裸聊视频� Tusnady, 63, said during a moving Facebook live interview with BCLC interim president and CEO Greg Moore. 91裸聊视频淚 already warned the bank I91裸聊视频檓 coming with a big cheque.91裸聊视频�

Tusnady (pronounced Tush-nady) told BCLC it took some time for him to get a handle on the situation. He was sitting on the toilet at home when he decided to check his 6/49 tickets against the winning numbers.

91裸聊视频淚 Googled the numbers,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 took my ticket out and checked and just went blank. I tried to take a deep breath, let it register, and went back and checked again and again.91裸聊视频�

In shock, he waited till the next day to drop the bomb on his wife.

91裸聊视频淭he next day, after lunch, I held my wife91裸聊视频檚 hand and said, 91裸聊视频楲ook, I have something to tell you and I don91裸聊视频檛 want anything to change with us,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Tusnady recounted.

After that, Tusnady shared the good news with relatives across Canada and in Hungary via video meetings.

At first, 91裸聊视频渘obody believed it,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淓verybody thinks it91裸聊视频檚 a joke.91裸聊视频�

He claimed the prize via BCLC91裸聊视频檚 alternative prize-claim process.

Tusnady said travel will be on his family91裸聊视频檚 to-do list once the pandemic has passed 91裸聊视频� and the plane tickets will seat them at the front of the aircraft from now on.

The virtual celebration was BCLC91裸聊视频檚 first.

tholmes@peacearchnews.com
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