Super Bowl party BC 50/50 purchase nets Kelowna resident $85K

A Kelowna man is rejoicing in a win that came courtesy of an impulse decision.

It was during the Super Bowl game that the Kansas City Chiefs won that Kelowna resident Wesley Heppner also scored a big win.

Heppner was at a Super Bowl party when he decided on the fly to purchase a BC 50/50 ticket — a decision that was worth a cool $85,204.50, according to the BC Lotto Corporation.

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“A friend said he had (bought) some 50/50 tickets so during the half time I ran to the store to pick up a few as well,” he said in a press release.

The ticket was purchased from the Otter Co-op on Main Street in Kelowna and Heppner was at home when he found out he had won.

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Heppner plans to upgrade his truck with some of his winnings and said “it feels really good” to be a winner.