A man named Hao Ping Chun of Richmond won $58 million after successfully matching all 10 numbers in the Gold Ball 6.49 Lotto Grand Prize. Because he had bought his ticket from PlayNow.com website. BCLC announced that he had won the grand prize and decided to try his luck. On Friday, he said: "I was at home when I found out I won. When I entered the account on PlayNow.com, I saw the account. I couldn't believe it. I tried to withdraw the money to see if it was there. No."

Because he claims that he informed the parents of this news and asked them to check themselves. "They asked me if it was a scam," he added with a smile. The Richmond man described himself as "just a regular guy." He doesn't have any specific plans to use his prize yet, but said he's planning to travel, buy a house, and take guitar lessons. "I love fishing...I might consider buying a fishing hook," he said. Chong, who was born in Taiwan and immigrated to British Columbia as a teenager, works as a freelancer in the information technology industry. He announced that he plans to help his family with this money. "I told them I wanted to share with them, I just didn't know how much yet." Winning the prize makes Chun stop trying his luck in the future and he suggests that you might consider buying a lotto ticket again.


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