Toronto man, 26, wins $60M lottery jackpot

CBC

28-07-2025

Bocheng Mei said his hands and feet grew numb when he realized he had won $60 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball.
The 26-year-old from Toronto, who works in the software industry, said he got a phone call from an unknown number — a representative from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Mei had missed an email informing him that he had won a prize, and the caller asked him to check his OLG account.
"I'm talking to OLG people, but at the same time I'm googling the number, googling trying to find any information to verify if this is legit," he said in a video provided by OLG announcing his win from the May 7 draw.
After Mei saw the win in his account, he said his first call was to his parents.
"I said, 'now you guys never have to worry about money anymore. You can just retire now, you can enjoy the rest of your life,'" he said.
He said his friends were jumping for joy when he told them the news.
Mei said he plans to use the win to further his education and travel around the world — particularly to Antarctica, Finland and Iceland.