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By CKPG Today Staff
Lotto Jackpot

Quesnel man buys $100k winning Scratch & Win ticket

Mar 24, 2021 | 3:37 PM

QUESNEL, B.C. — A Quesnel man has 100,000 reasons to be happier today.

This after the BC Lottery Corporation says he purchased a winning $100,000 Diamond 7’s Scratch & Win ticket.

Brian Chase bought it at the Chevron on Carson Avenue.

“I was scratching away and won $10, $25, and then I was scratching the Diamond ticket and I thought I won $100,” he recalled.

Chase continued to scratch his ticket, which finally unveiled that he scored the game’s top prize.

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“I just put my hands on the counter and stared at it. The retailer asked if I was OK. I showed him the ticket and he said, ‘You won $10,000!’ Turns out it was a bit better than that.”

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