(UPDATE: Sept. 23 @ 1 pm) - NowMedia has learned that the winning ticket was reportedly purchased by a local woman.
According to KelownaNow's Kent Molgat, the winner checked her ticket at Peter's Your Independent Grocer at 1835 Gordon Drive.
The woman is reportedly a regular at the store. More to come.
(Original Story: Sept. 23 @ 11 am) - Did you recently purchase a lottery ticket in Kelowna?
According to the BCLC, a ticket bought in the city won a $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize in Wednesday night's draw. The lucky resident got an exact match in the Guaranteed Prize Draw.
For those wondering, the winning ticket was number "14361704-01."
The biggest prize was a $21 million ticket. That went to a lucky Ontario resident who matched all six numbers in the draw.
Those winning numbers were 5, 14, 19, 30, 38, and 40. The bonus number was 27.
In addition to the jackpot, two residents took home $127,000 for matching five numbers. The winners came out of Ontario and Western Canada.
Unfortunately, no one took home the Lotto 6/49 Extra prize of $500,000.
For the full list of winners from Wednesday night, click here.
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