$500K lotto win a ‘big blessing’ for Vancouver woman

Rowena Ibusca is shown in this photo provided by the B.C. Lotto Corporation.

A Vancouver woman burst into tears after receiving life-changing news in a drug store earlier this month.

Rowena Ibusca won a $500,000 Lotto Max jackpot in the July 11 draw, splitting the Maxmillions prize with another lucky ticket holder in Ontario, according to a statement from the B.C. Lottery Corporation.

“When I scanned, I first thought it said $500, but then I scanned it again and just started crying. The first thing I said was, ‘Is this true?’” Ibusca told the BCLC.

When she went home and told her daughter, the tears of joy kept on flowing.

“We were both jumping and crying,” Ibusca said, recalling the moment she shared the news.

Ibusca told the BCLC she still hasn’t decided what to do with the windfall but described it as a “big blessing” and a “big help.”

The odds of winning the Maxmillions prize are 3 in 99,884,400.

Ibusca bought the winning ticket at the Point Grey Pharmacy on West 10th Avenue.