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B.C. woman wants to wipe out mortgage after huge lottery win

Winner says she’s still not sleeping after victory
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Charlene Boustead wants to pay off her mortgage after a big lottery win. (BCLC photo)

Charlene Boustead is kicking off the new year with more riches and less sleep thanks to a recent windfall of $638,000 playing the MegaJackpots Cleopatra slot game on BCLC’s PlayNow.com.

And she hopes to bid farewell to most of her mortgage.

“I am not sleeping,” Boustead said of her Dec. 19, 2023 win. “My mind is going a million miles a minute.

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Chris Campbell

About the Author: Chris Campbell

I joined the Victoria News hub as an editor in 2023, bringing with me over 30 years of experience from community newspapers in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
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