Matthew Saari and Glenn Lamb of Kelowna won $500,000 in a Lotto Max draw. (Photo credit: BC Lottery Corp.)

By Pete McIntyre

Shared prize

Co-workers play lottery on coffee run and win $500,000

Nov 22, 2022 | 11:26 AM

A stop for coffee brewed up a windfall for two co-workers from Kelowna.

Matthew Saari and Glenn Lamb decided to co-buy a Lotto Max ticket for the Oct. 7 draw while getting a cup of joe at the One Stop on Bernard Avenue.

The decision percolated into happiness when they found out they won $500,000.

“This will open a few more doors for my family and will create a nice little nest egg for our future,” said Saari, who was in a drive-thru when he found out he won after checking the ticket using the BCLC Lotto! App.

Lamb was golfing when he learned of the win and thought “there goes my golf game.”

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Saari and Lamb first told their wives that they won the lottery and both women were in disbelief – in fact Saari’s wife thought he was lying until she checked the ticket herself.