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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