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Money grows on the treasure tree: Merritt flood victim wins big on scratch lottery ticket

The scratch ticket was purchased at the Walmart in Merritt
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Merrittsa国际传媒檚 Cindy Petroczi won $125,000 dollars on a $10 Treasure Tree scratch and win ticket at the citysa国际传媒檚 local Walmart. (BCLC Media Relations/Contributed)

A Merritt woman is $125,000 richer.

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Cindy Petroczi asked herself after scratching a $10 Treasure Tree ticket she purchased at Walmart on Crawford Avenue and discovering she won the ticketsa国际传媒檚 jackpot.

She immediately called her husband after figuring out she won the big prize.

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Petroczi and her family were affected by the Merritt floods and said some of the money will go towards helping her family and replacing lost items as well as taking a vacation.

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Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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