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<\/p>\nSometimes dreams of winning the lottery do come true, and it can happen right after a good night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the life-changing experience that Roddie M. of Surrey, B.C., had when he won the classic $5-million jackpot on the Lotto 6\/49 draw held on April 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
The Metro Vancouver resident was preparing for his day when a morning email caught his eye.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was waking up in bed,\u201d Roddie shared of the moment that he learned he won. \u201cI have a PlayNow account, so when you win, you get a notification.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, normally it\u2019s a dollar or a free ticket. When I got this notification, I checked and saw a five with lots of zeros.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roddie had matched all six numbers in the Lotto 6\/49 to win the $5-million jackpot.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, I thought it was a mistake,\u201d he added. \u201cI checked the ticket and matched all the numbers. I didn\u2019t believe it. I woke up my son to tell him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roddie won by playing his own Lotto 6\/49 numbers, and called his win \u201csurreal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Surrey resident also revealed that he and his son went out to The Keg to celebrate his windfall over celebratory steaks.<\/p>\n
B.C. residents have been lucky in the jackpot lately, with several life-changing wins.<\/p>\n
A Richmond lottery winner is preparing for the next phase of life<\/a> after he recently won a huge seven-figure jackpot prize.<\/p>\n A Canadian granddad is ready for the motorcycle trip of a lifetime<\/a> after scoring a big prize.<\/p>\n And another lottery winner is preparing for the next phase of life<\/a> after he recently won a huge $5-million jackpot prize.<\/p>\n All forms of gambling, including the lottery, involve risk and outcomes are based on chance. Individuals are strongly advised to gamble responsibly. If you are experiencing any signs of gambling-related issues,\u00a0check out these resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sometimes dreams of winning the lottery do come true, and it can happen right after a good night\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":655767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[45,49,48],"class_list":["post-655766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}