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Parksville couple celebrating after $500,000 lotto win

Apr 17, 2018 | 12:25 PM

PARKSVILLE — An emotional year is capped by winning $500,000 on the Extra for a Parksville family.

Brian and Carolyn Moore bought the ticket in Nanaimo at the Superstore for the April 7 Lotto 6/49 draw and were overjoyed to learn they’d won.

“It’s been very emotional for me,” Brian said in a statement. “I beat cancer this year so this win is just a bonus on top of everything I’m grateful for.”

They’ve hardly slept since their win, instead planning trips to eastern Canada to see family and cross off items from their bucket list.