These Lotto 6/49 winners in B.C. just scored $1 million.
The husband and wife found out at a gas station, and he joked that the cashier should pay out the million-dollar prize!
BCLC announced that Victoria residents Jean Orestil and Rose-Marie Orestil-Casseus won $1 million in the Lotto 6/49 draw on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
The Lotto 6/49 winning numbers were 02343352-03 for the Gold Ball Jackpot draw.
This couple bought the winning ticket at the Shell gas station on Burnside Road West in Victoria.
Both Orestil and Orestil-Casseus had a good feeling when they went to check their ticket after the draw.
"I was at a gas station when I found out we won," Orestil said. "I was stunned, I just didn't believe it.
"I first checked myself. Then, I passed the ticket in a joking way to the cashier to ask him to pay out the prize, as I am a regular there," he continued.
Orestil immediately told his wife that they had won $1 million from Lotto 6/49.
"I was shocked," Orestil-Casseus said.
Lotto 6/49 winners Rose-Marie Orestil-Casseus and Jean Orestil.BCLC
With this $1 million win, the couple plans to retire and buy a property. Orestil has been working as a taxi driver in Canada for 40 years.
They also want to help their family.
"We have grandkids," Orestil-Casseus said. "We'll make them happy."
If you don't know how Lotto 6/49 works, there are two multimillion-dollar jackpots available with each draw: the Classic Jackpot and the Gold Ball Jackpot.
With the Classic Jackpot, six numbers from one to 49 are drawn, and you can win the $5 million jackpot if you match all six winning numbers.
Wth the Gold Ball Jackpot, you get a unique 10-digit Gold Ball draw number on your ticket.
This lottery has 30 balls — 29 white and one gold — that are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday. If a white ball is selected, the Gold Ball winning ticket holder gets $1 million.
Then, that ball is removed, and $2 million is added to the Gold Ball Jackpot, which can be from $10 million to $68 million!
If you or someone you know is struggling with problem gambling, refer to these helplines across Canada. Support is available.