A visit to the neighbourhood pub Wednesday, means Mark and Rosslynn Denton will soon no longer be Langley residents.

Renovations wrap up this weekend on their Walnut Grove townhouse, and after winning half a million dollars on Wednesdaysa国际传媒檚 Lotto 6/49, Mark insists the for sale sign will go up on their Langley home next week.

sa国际传媒淎s soon as itsa国际传媒檚 done this weekend, it goes up for sale,sa国际传媒� he said, noting theysa国际传媒檙e moving to northern end of Vancouver Island, where thanks to their unexpected windfall, theysa国际传媒檙e going to buy a home.

While Mark, 54, buys lottery tickets pretty regularly, when he learned the lottery grand prize was up to $25 million for Wednesday, he decided to up his chances by purchasing another ticket with the extra.

He typically plays the same numbers, and always goes for the extra. This time was no exception. It paid off big when he matched all four of the extra numbers.

He bought the ticket on Wednesday from the self-serve lottery terminal at the Walnut Grove Pub, just 20 minutes ahead of the cutoff for that nightsa国际传媒檚 draw.

He learned of his win on Thursday morning.

sa国际传媒淚 got up, got my coffee, and was sitting on the couch with the wife, watching the news, and I went online to see the winners. I saw some butthead in Langley won half a million, so, I figured I better check my ticketssa国际传媒� I , and guess what honey, Isa国际传媒檓 that butthead.sa国际传媒�

Rosslynn, his wife of 30-plus years, didnsa国际传媒檛 believe him immediately, and had to scan the ticket herself before realizing Mark was telling the truth.

sa国际传媒淪he said, sa国际传媒榦h, wow, what are we going to do now?sa国际传媒�,sa国际传媒� Mark recounted. He simply insisted they go and get the money first.

sa国际传媒淚t still hasnsa国际传媒檛 really sunk in yet,sa国际传媒� he told the Langley Advance Times Friday, when he arrived in Richmond to pick up the cheque.

Beyond buying a house with their winnings, Mark, a truck driver by trade, said he will likely buy himself a new vehicle (his wife just bought a new vehicle last year). As for retirement, hesa国际传媒檚 not to sure if thatsa国际传媒檚 in the cards.

sa国际传媒淚 got the weekend to think about it. Wesa国际传媒檙e going away to Whistler this weekend, so wesa国际传媒檙e going to discuss things,sa国际传媒� Mark said, noting Friday that he was still in shock and the reality was still sinking in.

But, the couple is definitely on the same page as to what the majority of the money will go toward sa国际传媒� that being a house on the island.

sa国际传媒淚 trucked the island years ago and I fell in love with it,sa国际传媒� Mark said. sa国际传媒淲e vacation there every year, and we have friends over there.sa国际传媒�

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This windfall easily dwarfs his last big lottery winning. He won $3,000 on a 50/50 ticket at the same pub a few years ago.

They havensa国际传媒檛 told all the family yet, which including their daughter and eight-year-old son. Mark said theysa国际传媒檙e hoping to spring the news on them this weekend during a pre-arranged birthday trip to Whistler.

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