Big Winner!

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Surrey resident Dereje Kinfe is still rubbing his eyes in disbelief after winning a $5 million jackpot win on the January 4, 2014 Lotto 6/49 draw. The 44 year old from Ethiopia, who bought his ticket prior to starting his shift at work, purchased the Lotto 6/49 ticket with the Extra on January 4 and checked it at the 7-11 located at the Vancouver International Airport the very next day. When he saw the lottery terminal fill up with multiple zeros he says he let out a small scream. “People began crowding around and congratulating me,” said Kinfe, who then took the day off to let the situation sink in and tell his wife. In addition to paying off their mortgage, the Kinfe’s are packed and ready to fly back to their birthplace of Ethiopia to share their news with family and friends.