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Lottery win wakes up Lake Country couple

ѻýI have to wake up my wife! She thought I was joking with herѻý
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William McKay and his wife won $500,000 on the Aug. 5 LottoMax extra draw. (Photo/BCLC)

William McKayѻýs wife wonѻýt soon forget the wake-up call she received from her husband on Aug 6.

The surprise was that the Lake Country couple had won $500,000 on a Lotto Max Extra win from the Aug. 5 draw.

ѻýI was sitting in my den checking the numbers from the night before on bclc.com,ѻý said McKay. ѻýMy first thought was, ѻýI have to wake up my wife!ѻý She thought I was joking with her.ѻý

The McKayѻýs celebrated the big win over a nice dinner with family and says their first purchase will be an electric car. McKay said theyѻýll continue to enjoy retirement, only now with an extra half a million in the bank.

ѻýThis win gives us a bit more variety and fun with our retirement and will let us travel more,ѻý he added.

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