Kelowna Resident Reached for Glasses to Confirm $200K Scratch & Win Prize

June Bakala had to reach for her glasses, after discovering she won $200,000 from BCLC’s Sparkling Riches Scratch & Win ticket. 

“I was at home and thought I had won $2000,” Bakala recalled of the moment she discovered her win. “I turned on the lamp and put on my glasses and realized it was $200,000!” 

The Kelowna resident was in disbelief and was excited to text her family with a picture of her winning ticket, after she validated her win at a retailer. “They were excited for me!” 

Bakala is retired and plans to “take a little trip.” She describes her win as “wonderful.” 

The ticket was purchased from the lottery kiosk at Orchard Park Shopping Centre in Kelowna.