Penticton man claimed $100,000 from scratch off lottery game

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Penticton man claimed $100,000 lottery prize

A lucky Penticton man is looking for a new truck after winning $100,000 Lotto prize. The man purchased a BCLC Snowflake 777 scratch-and-win ticket. 

Mukhtar Arifov bought the winning ticket from Cherry Lane Mall on Main Street and was there when he found out that he had won the games top prize. 

"I realized I won so I went back and said, 'I won' and asked the cashier to check it," Arifov recalled while picking up his windfall. 

The lucky man is look forward to purchase a new truck that he was dreaming about. 

"This will be a very big change... I am now able to buy a vehicle and a better place."