Winning ticket full of love

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A Coldstream woman fell to the floor with tears of joy, after the shock of winning the lottery.

Caroline Longval was the $500,000 winner of last Friday's Lotto Max Extra.

As it turns out, Longval received the winning Lotto Max ticket as an impromptu “I love you gift” from her husband.

Surprisingly, he doesn’t normally purchase the Extra, but on this occasion, his decision to add it on and it proved to be the best time to do so.

Longval had no idea she had won when she went to the Go Mart in Coldstream. There she discovered her lucky ticket matched all four numbers on the May 22, 2015, Lotto Max Extra draw.

“This was a very nice and unexpected moment,” exclaims Longval. “I am very grateful.”

With the new cash, Longval and her family are now looking forward to the prospect of purchasing a home in Coldstream without the burden of a mortgage, having recently relocated from Coquitlam.

Before she starts house hunting, Longval plans on hosting a large dinner party to celebrate the win with friends and family.

“It feels great to be a lottery winner,” she laughs. “We will definitely keep playing to see if we can keep the momentum going.”

The winning ticket was purchased at the Coldstream Market.

That special Lotto Max draw also proved prosperous for Enderby's Tanya Williams, who was one of 12 Maxmillions million-dollar winners from last Friday's draw.