Susan Hoce of Abbotsford thought she had won a free play and $10,000 at most, but it turned out she was missing several zeroes, and her Lotto 6/49 ticket had actually won $1 million.

Hoce won her prize in the Nov. 18th draw.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know what to think!鈥� Hoce recalled of the moment she realized she had won while at the Aldergrove Legion.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 see the numbers properly and thought it was a glitch. It didn鈥檛 make any sound and I thought maybe $1,000 or $10,000.鈥�

The Abbotsford resident was most excited to share the news with her cousin.

鈥淪he couldn鈥檛 believe it either! She was very emotional and happy for me.鈥�

Hoce plans to pay off her mortgage and retire, and said this win happened at an ideal time to 鈥渢ake the pressure off.鈥�

鈥淏lessed! I will need time to let this sink in,鈥� she said of her win.

The winning ticket was purchased at the BCLC Lotto kiosk inside Walmart at Highstreet shopping centre on Mt. Lehman Road in Abbotsford.

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