$5M lottery win for Surrey woman with ‘more flexibility now’ – Surrey Now-Leader

$5M lottery win for Surrey woman with ‘more flexibility now’

Published 10:54 am Monday, August 24, 2026

A Surrey lottery winner of $5 million was on Vancouver Island when she learned of being a multi-millionaire.

“I was at the Country Grocer on Cedar [in Nanaimo] when I found out I won,” recalled Jane D., as identified by BCLC on Monday, Aug. 24.

“I didn’t know how to react. The cashier was almost more ecstatic than me. My husband waited for me in the car to bring out groceries, then I told him. He didn’t believe me at first, then I showed him the validation slip and he counted the zeroes.”

Jane won the $5-million Classic Jackpot prize in the Aug. 8 Lotto 6/49 draw with a ticket bought at Rexall on Willow Street in Chemainus.

Plans for the money include home renovations, contributing to investments and future travel.

“It’s very exciting. I have more flexibility now,” Jane says.

Last January BCLC began sharing only the first name and last-name initial for all lottery winners, in an apparent move to protect privacy.

So far in 2026, B.C. lottery players have redeemed more than $50 million in winnings from Lotto 6/49, according to BCLC.