Ivan Dubinsky is set to let his career go dark after winning the lottery.
Dubinsky has been a lighthouse keeper for more than 20 years, but says he will call it a career after matching all 10 numbers to win the $1 million Guaranteed Prize.
For Dubinsky, it鈥檚 a career that is also a full-time lifestyle of looking after a lighthouse near Port Hardy, sending critical weather reports to aircrafts and ships nearby. As a result of this full-time commitment, Dubinsky purchases his lottery tickets on PlayNow.com.
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Dubinsky, who began playing the lottery this past fall, found out he won the life-changing prize via an e-mail notification from PlayNow.com.
鈥淲hen I got that e-mail, I couldn鈥檛 believe my eyes, I wasn鈥檛 sure whether to believe it or not,鈥� he said.
Though Dubinsky was unable to get leave from the lighthouse for two months prior to coming to BCLC鈥檚 麻豆传媒映画office to claim his prize, he now has a much more relaxing lifestyle ahead.
鈥淚鈥檒l slowly begin the retirement process, give some of my winnings to my brothers and sisters, and possibly buy a home in the north part of 麻豆传媒映画Island,鈥� said Dubinsky, adding 鈥淭hough I may still want to be a relief lighthouse keeper.鈥�
