B.C. man plans European vacation after $1M lottery win

North Vancouver resident Jarnal Billan won $1 million in the Nov. 22, 2025 Lotto 6/49 draw. (BCLC)

A man from B.C.’s Lower Mainland is taking his wife on a European vacation after winning $1 million in a recent Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Draw.

North Vancouver resident Jarnal Billan told the B.C. Lottery Corporation he initially thought he won $1,000 after checking his Lotto 6/49 ticket for the Nov. 22 draw on his phone.

“When I checked again, I realized it was quite a bit more!” said Billan, in a BCLC news release.

The lucky lottery winner said the first person he told was his wife, who will be joining him on a trip somewhere in Europe—exact location to be determined.

“She was ecstatic,” Billan said. “We both couldn’t believe it!”

The Lotto 6/49 ticket was purchased in Vancouver, at the Chevron gas station at Grandview Highway and Boundary Road.

The odds of winning the main Lotto 6/49 jackpot—which requires matching all six numbers drawn without using the bonus number—are approximately one in 14 million, according to the BCLC.

The odds of winning a guaranteed prize of $1 million or more in the Gold Ball Draw depend on the number of tickets sold.