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Retired Vancouver Island teacher BԪַSet for LifeBԪַ after $675K lottery win

Patrick Shannon plans to buy new sails for his sailboat
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Retired teacher Patrick Shannon of Nanoose Bay won a BԪַSet for LifeBԪַ top prize of $675,000. BԪַ BCLC photo

Patrick Shannon has wanted new sails for the 16-foot sailboat he has been building in his spare time.

The retired teacher from Nanoose Bay will now get those sails, after scratching his way to a $675,000 top prize win with a ticket.

Shannon says the extra money means he can buy the sails as opposed to having to make them himself.

BԪַOriginally I was going to buy a sewing machine and teach myself to sew the sails together, but now I wonBԪַt have to,BԪַ says Shannon.

Shannon admits he rarely buys Scratch & Win tickets, but was stopping for gas and decided to buy a Set for Life ticket on a whim. He later scratched the winning ticket at the family dinner table and soon discovered he was a big winner.

BԪַWe were all a little confused at first,BԪַ said Shannon. BԪַWe thought that it couldnBԪַt be realBԪַ we had to go to the local grocery store to have the retailer scan the ticket just to be sure.BԪַ

Shannon says aside from sailing around the Gulf Islands, heBԪַs excited to use the money to provide a better life for his family.

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BԪַ NEWS Staff, submitted

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Michael Briones

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