A foursome of golfing buddies from 91原创 and Abbotsford sank a hole in one at last week鈥檚 Lotto Max, winning the $30 million jackpot.
Abbotsford鈥檚 Ian McMurtrie, Wayne Miller and 91原创鈥檚 Tom Moryson and Joe Scully, who work together in 91原创, have been buying their Lotto Max together for a couple of years.
McMurtrie, 46, saw the winning numbers while making breakfast and watching the Saturday morning news.
鈥淢y wife had a look on her face and she said somebody in Abbotsford had won the Lotto Max,鈥� said McMurtrie.
The winning lucky Quick Pick ticket was purchased at the Otter Co-op. After checking their numbers several times in disbelief, the couple began screaming and collapsed on the floor. McMurtrie then signed all four winners鈥� names on the back of the ticket and started calling his friends with the exciting news.
Scully said he thought his friend was playing a joke: 鈥淚 thought it鈥檚 the Master鈥檚 weekend and they鈥檙e probably trying to get me to come over and watch golf and have a few beers, so I hung up the phone.鈥�
After seeing an e-mail copy of the winning ticket, the reality of the situation finally sank in.
鈥淚 always had this conviction that I was never going to win on my own, but I had a feeling I would win with these guys,鈥� said Scully.
Moryson got the call from McMurtie鈥檚 wife early Saturday morning. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 believe it. I had to drive over to Ian鈥檚 house to find out for sure,鈥� said Moryson.
First on the agenda for the self-professed 鈥済olf fanatics鈥� is a trip to Pebble Beach and St. Andrews for some quality time on the links. The foursome are also planning a trip to Augusta for next year鈥檚 Masters Tournament to celebrate the one-year anniversary of becoming multimillionaires.
McMurtrie summed up their new reality by referring to a BCLC TV commercial featuring four friends fly fishing: 鈥淚 just saw that commercial again this morning and thought 鈥榯hat鈥檚 just like us鈥�- only we鈥檒l be golfing!鈥�
For the 62-year-old Moryson, becoming a multimillionaire is still sinking in.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if I鈥檒l quit working altogether,鈥� he said.
He doesn鈥檛 think he鈥檒l move out of 91原创 either.
鈥淚鈥檓 staying in 91原创. We have a nice house here,鈥� he said, adding they will likely get some new vehicles and do some travelling.
鈥淏ut it鈥檚 family first. We鈥檒l make sure we can help out where we can.鈥�
Moryson is married with three children, ages 34, 26 and 24.
鈥淔or now, I鈥檓 just going to sit back and relax,鈥� he said.
