B.C. Reports Record-Setting Year for Lotto Prizes
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The British Columbia Lottery Corporation has published its annual report for 2021. It has been a record-setting year for the lottery with more than CA$891 million awarded in cash prizes.
Christine Lauzon won CA$70,000,00 from Lotto Max in the September draw. Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley collected CA $421 million in prizes. Thompson-Nicola and Okanagan regions collected $225 million. The agency reports 102 million winning tickets to players at retail locations and online. 2.8 million free-play tickets were also won.
The largest lottery win in the history of British Columbia was recorded in 2021. Christine Lauzon from Burnaby won the money using Quick Pick option.
BCLC has delivered CA$419 million in net revenue for the province. Lottery revenue has increased and it reported a record-breaking amount of CA $544 million.
