BC Lottery Winners Set Sights on Dream Vacations

In 2023, British Columbia lottery winners shared their plans to enjoy their jackpots, with exotic vacations topping their lists.

Shannon Stuart from Mackenzie, BC, won $364,969.90 playing the Winning Tree casino game and plans to backpack through Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand with her twin sister.

Eddy Berrouard of Courtenay, BC, who won in the Lotto 6/49 draw, intends to visit family in Quebec, buy a car, and travel to Seattle, Colorado, and possibly Hawaii. Jessica and Jesse Chandler of Chilliwack, BC, won $675,000 on a Set for Life scratch & win ticket and are treating their children to a Disneyland vacation, saving for a home, and contemplating a belated honeymoon.

Ruth Inglis from Maple Ridge, BC, scratched up a $150,000 prize and plans to retire, taking her family to Mexico. Murray Wallace from Salmon Arm, BC, won $675,000 on a Set for Life ticket and will celebrate with a pig roast, considering a visit to his birthplace in Scotland. Gloria Krivicich from Port Alberni, BC, won a $1 million guaranteed prize in Lotto 6/49 and hopes to use her winnings to visit family in Croatia.