B.C.’s biggest scratch-and-win ticket, $3 million, won by Okanagan woman

A B.C. woman beat one-in-a-million odds in winning $3 million from a scratch-and-win ticket.

The B.C. Lottery Corporation says Darlene Curylo of Kelowna bought the winning, seven-figure ticket from a local Circle K convenience store.

The Triple Millions scratch and win ticket, purchased from the store on KLO Road, is the largest instant-win prize ever awarded in B.C.

“I was in my car in the parking lot … and I scratched the ticket. When I saw the amount I was in shock! I just couldn’t believe what I saw,” Curylo said in a press release.

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The BCLC says the odds of winning the top prize in Triple Millions are 1:1,210,000.

After realizing she had just won $3,000,000, Curylo said she went home and shared her life-changing news with a close friend.

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“I showed her the ticket and she said ‘Oh my gosh!’” said Curylo, who said she then called her sister to celebrate the win.

The Kelowna resident plans to purchase a new home and vehicle thanks to her life-changing prize, and says she will invest the rest into savings.

“It is wonderful,” said Curylo. “It feels so amazing.”

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