One lucky local plans on making a few dreams come true after a bountiful lottery win.
Surrey resident Palwinder Sidhu was stuck at work during a snowstorm when he discovered that he won a Daily Grand prize of $250,000 from the Dec. 19 draw.
“I didn’t believe it,” he recalled of the moment he discovered his win. “I thought it was $250 or $25,000 and then realized it was a lot more than that!”
Sidhu plans to use the prize in a "positive manner" such as for purchasing a home and starting a business.
“My wife was so excited! She didn’t believe it at first and then I showed her some screenshots of my PlayNow account," he says.
Sidhu purchased his winning ticket on B.C.’s only legal gambling website, .
He says it feels “exciting” and “amazing” to be a lottery winner.