Christopher Perfitt of Prince Rupert is the region’s newest million after taking the top prize with his $1 million Royale scratch ticket.
Perfitt, who purchased his winning ticket at a 7-Eleven in Burnaby, while he was in the Lower Mainland for work, says he was walking back to work when he scratched his $1 Million Royale ticket and discovered he won.
“I was going to go to McDonald’s for my lunch, but only the drive-thru was open and I didn’t have a car,” says Perfitt. “So I went to the gas station for a snack and bought a couple tickets.”
Perfitt claimed his life-changing prize using BCLC's temporary alternative prize-claim process. He says he can hardly put his big win into words, and will use the winnings to buy a house for his family.
