Tuesday June 2, 2020 ~ BC [UPDATED June 3, 2020]
by Mary Brooke ~ West Shore Voice News
The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has issued a province-wide invitation to anyone wishing to help celebrate British Columbia’s newest multi-millionaire. The virtual live event for BC’s third Lotto 6/49 jackpot winner of 2020 will be held tomorrow – Wednesday June 3 — at 10:30 am online.
The online event will be hosted by BCLC Interim President and CEO Greg Moore.
The winner — who purchased his ticket in Aldergrove, B.C. — matched all six numbers to win exactly $24,369,459 in the May 27, 2020 Lotto 6/49 draw.
Usually winners receive their symbolic huge cheque in person. But during COVID-19 and the physical distancing requirements of the pandemic, this will be an online announcement on BCLC’s Lotto BC Facebook page .
June 3 update – the winner!:
Lotto 6/49 jackpot winner Ronald ‘Ron’ Cumiskey was just about to turn out the light when he remembered he hadn’t checked his Lotto 6/49 ticket yet – so he pulled out his phone and his ticket to compare the results.
“I checked it two, three, four times before it finally sank in,” he said. “It’s the dream you never think is going to come true.” He called his boss of more than 20 years and said: “I’m retiring! You know that (lottery) winner in Aldergrove? That’s me!’”
Claiming prizes during COVID-19:
Cumiskey is the third B.C. resident to win the Lotto 6/46 jackpot in 2020, and claimed his life-changing prize through BCLC’s alternate prize-claim process online. In April, White Rock’s Tibor Tusnady won $16 million and in March, Burnaby’s Saeid Ebrahimi won $5 million playing Lotto 6/49.