Thursday August 19, 2021 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke, Editor | Island Social Trends
Speechless. That’s the way Melvina Varcoe of Victoria reacted upon finding out she was $200,000 richer following a Keno draw on May 27, 2021.
The Victoria resident purchased the winning ticket from the Burnside Road Shell service station and checked her ticket on a self-checker at a 7-Eleven.
“I saw that there was 200 with several zeros,” she recalled. “I put it in my purse right away and took it to the cashier to make sure it was right.”
Varcoe first shared the news with one of her sons once her initial surprise began to settle. “I don’t think either of us were that excited in the moment since we were both dumbfounded!”
What to do with $200K:
The Keno winner says she is likely to just invest her prize. Afterall, $200,000 doesn’t go very far to make any significant lifestyle change. It’s not like winning in the millions, which can be a lifestyle game-changer.
“I don’t know how to describe it but it feels great to be a winner!,” she told the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC).
About Keno:
The Keno game is fast. And the odds of winning are greater than, say, the 6/49 game. But the prizes are smaller. The maximum prize that can be won on a Keno ticket with Keno Bonus for any given draw is 10 times the value of the Keno prize; the maximum possible prize is $200,000.
There is a new draw every three-and-a-half minutes and each draw offers the chance to win $200,000. You can add Keno Bonus to your ticket and multiply your potential winnings by 1.5x, 2x, 5x, 7x or 10x.
When you play Keno, you can choose up to 10 numbers from a total 80 numbers. Each draw is complete after 20 numbers are randomly drawn. If the numbers you chose match those that are drawn, you win the corresponding prize.
