Support BC Children’s Hospital’s quest to conquer childhood illness

The 2023 Choices Lottery features nine Grand Prize packages, including two in the heart of Vancouver.

It’s tough to one-up a classic, but the BC Children’s Hospital Choices Lottery has done it. Not only do the Grand Prize home packages keep getting better and better, but this year there are nine tantalizing, multi-million-dollar options for the Grand Prize winner to choose from, instead of the usual eight.

“We always ensure our prizing offers something exciting for everyone, but we’ve added even more this year, including four home packages in the Lower Mainland, two in Wine Country and two on Vancouver Island,” says lottery spokesperson Erin Cebula. “Plus, there’s our cash prize of $2.3 million, tax free.”

Two of the Lower Mainland prize homes are within Vancouver itself, a notoriously tight and highly desirable real estate market. The first, at Grace/Westside, is a toney three-bedroom + nursery townhome with 2.5-bathrooms, comes packaged with a new Tesla, $275,000 in cash and groceries and gas for a year.

“The Grace/Westside prize is for the city-lover looking for a family home,” says Cebula. “Plus, it’s located on a quiet tree-lined street just steps from Queen Elizabeth Park.”

The second Vancouver prize home is COCO Oakridge, a luxurious sub-penthouse condo in the newly regenerating Oakridge shopping district off Cambie St.

“It features a contemporary, open-concept home with a ton of outdoor space and $50,000 in furnishings, plus a year of gas and groceries,” says Cebula. “It’s right in the heart of the Oakridge area, which is undergoing a huge transformation. Once completed, this neighbourhood will be home to an abundance of shopping and dining options, which are two of the main reasons I love city life.”

Funds raised from lottery proceeds will help BC Children’s Hospital accelerate the pace at which it can turn research discoveries into life-saving treatments. And while a single ticket purchase may seem small, money raised from tickets provincewide could contribute to the next ground-breaking discovery, notes Malcolm Berry, president and CEO of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

“At BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, we know that small is mighty. The sick and injured children who visit BC Children’s show us this every day,” says Berry. “We also know that every research study, small or big, could have a huge impact on children and families across the province. This is why we count on the funds raised from every Choices Lottery ticket sold.”

To spur early ticket-buying, there will also be a handful of bonus draws with this year’s event — including an Appreciation Bonus (deadline: February 24), Family Bonus (deadline: March 10), Spring Bonus (deadline: March 24) and Early Bird (deadline: April 6).

In total, there are over $100,000 worth of bonus draws to win and 51 Early Bird draws, with prizes worth over $300,000. That, combined with the Grand Prize draw (worth up to $2.7 million) and many others, means there are over 3,000 draws and more than $3.4 million in prizes up for grabs in this year’s Choices Lottery.

You can also top-up your order with tickets for the Daily Cash Plus and the 50/50 PLUS. Last year’s 50/50 winner took home over $1 million — and this year, the jackpot could reach $2.4 million. Winner takes half!

Tickets for the 2023 Choices Lottery are on sale now until Thursday, April 13, 2023 — or until they sell out.
For more prize and ticket details, visit bcchildren.com.