Someone bought a $5 million winning lottery ticket in the Lower Mainland

Someone is $5 million richer after buying a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket in the Lower Mainland.

A ticket purchased in Surrey won the Classic Jackpot prize of $5 million by matching six out of six numbers in the draw yesterday, Dec. 21.

The chances of that happening are 1 in 13,983,816, according to a B.C. Lottery Corporation media release.

The winning numbers were 29, 34, 37, 38, 42 and 49.

The winner has 52 weeks to claim the prize.

For more information and to check your lottery numbers to see if you're the winner, go here.

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