Terrace resident won $1 million lottery in Lotto Max draw

Terrace resident won $1 million lottery in Lotto Max draw, the winner will soon be $1 million times richer than before. 

"I thought it was a joke," Neil Nabata told the B.C. Lottery Corporation, which issued a news release on his win last week.

Nabata won a Maxmillions prize of $1 million in the Sept. 30 draw. The first people he told were his sister and his nephew, according to BCLC.

Nabata said he's thankful that his winnings will give him more flexibility in his retirement and allow him to help his close friends and family.