Lotto 649 tickets are shown in Toronto, Oct. 17, 2015.
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September 18, 2016 - 1:15 PM
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A lucky lotto player is set to take home a hefty jackpot of $9.7 million.
The winning Lotto 6/49 ticket was sold in Abbotsford, BCLC said this morning in a media release.
The store location and winner's name will be announced when they come forward to claim the prize.
BCLC says the odds of winning a Lotto 6/49 jackpot is approximately one in 13.9 million.
Many of the 2016 jackpot winners are from the Thompson-Okanagan.
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