Alan Medeiros plans to put most of his lottery winnings into investments, but also looks forward to taking his family on a 鈥渄ream trip to Disneyland.鈥�

The Surrey resident won $500,000 in the Daily Grand lotto draw of April 3.

He says he immediately thought about early retirement after confirming the winning numbers at the 7-Eleven store on King George Boulevard and 72 Avenue, where he buys lottery tickets.

鈥淚 first scanned the ticket myself then asked the person there to scan it," Medeiros says in a news release from BCLC.

Medeiros then shared the news with his family in their group chat.

鈥淓veryone thought I was just joking, then my wife sent me a direct message to confirm.鈥�

Now, he says, 鈥渋t鈥檚 nice to think that I can work because I want to, not because I have to.鈥�

BCLC says that so far in 2025, lottery players in B.C. have redeemed more than $2 million in winnings from Daily Grand, a nationwide lottery game drawn on Mondays and Thursdays after 7:30 p.m. (PST), with a top prize of $1,000 a day for life.