Winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 sold in Yellowknife

Someone in Yellowknife could be on the verge of becoming $50,000 richer after a winning lottery ticket was sold in the city.

According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the $50,000 Western 6/49 prize for Wednesday’s draw was won by one lucky ticket sold in Yellowknife.

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The lottery corporation didn’t specify where the winning ticket was sold or who purchased it.

The winning numbers for Wednesday’s draw were: 3, 9, 14, 20, 21, 45, 31.

In March, a Yellowknife couple won $500,000 from a Lotto Max ticket purchased at the Shell gas station on Range Lake Road.