Coquitlam resident Ian Hirsch is planning to travel and buy a new house — complete with a state-of-the-art man cave — with his $12.8-million BC Lotto winnings.
Hirsch purchased the single winning ticket for the June 18 draw at the Shoppers Drug Mart on David Avenue, just over a week after a $1-million Lotto Max ticket was purchased at the 7-11 store across the street.
“I checked it online first and then had my wife recheck it," Hirsch said in a release. "We couldn’t believe our eyes so we walked over to the store to check it again,” beamed Hirsch. “It was overwhelming and surreal."
Hirsch aims to travel to Europe and Hawaii, buy a new car and help out the kids, he said, but first comes the new house with a "gigantic TV" in his very own man cave.
He'll be celebrating the win with his family, who went "crazy" when told the million-dollar news.
“We Facetimed with our kids to share the news because we wanted to see their reactions,” recalled Hirsch. “And that was priceless.”
