By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

$20M Lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Nanaimo

Nov 29, 2018 | 2:42 AM

NANAIMO — Somebody who bought a lottery ticket in Nanaimo suddenly has a stunning amount of money at their disposal.

The national Lotto 6/49 draw Wednesday evening saw a ticket sold in Nanaimo have all six numbers matched correctly for a jaw-dropping payout of $19,813,000.

The winning numbers were 3-17-21-29-47-49.

The ticket purchased in Nanaimo was the lone top prize winner, while a ticket bought in Powell River, B.C., is worth $43,000 after five drawn numbers were correctly selected.

The harbour city has seen its share of big lottery winners in recent memory.

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A $21-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot was claimed by a Nanaimo man in August of 2016.

One year later a Nanaimo woman took home $500,000 on the Extra of the Daily Grand draw.

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