Wednesday July 30, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC [Posted at 7:21 pm | Updated July 31, 2025]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
A group of 18 colleagues will be sharing a $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize. The group has played the lottery together regularly for a number of years. And now they have their win!
Ticket holder Georgena Watmough is sharing the win from the July 9, 2025 Lotto 6/49 draw.
After her colleagues saw that someone in Sooke won, they confirmed amongst themselves that their ticket was the winner.
Apart from sharing the news with the group, Watmough — who lives in Victoria — was most excited to share the news with her kids. “They were thrilled; they didn’t think it was real!”
What to do with the money?
Watmough and the group has varying plans on how to spend their winnings.
For some it means home upgrades, helping kids with school and having the opportunity to plan things differently, says BC Lottery Corporation in a news release today.
People buy lottery tickets hoping to upgrade their financial situation.
Even split:
BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says the group is splitting their $1 million dollar win. That makes the take-home about $55,555.55 each.
It’s not a big life-changing multi-million dollar win, but for many families would be a welcome boost.
Group play:
“We have seen group wins with colleagues before,” says BCLC.
Group lottery play guidelines are posted online including downloadable forms to assist with managing your group members and claiming a large prize as a group.
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