TV sportscaster wins $2 million lottery — on live TV

Really, it was just coincidence.

When Global TV BC broadcast the drawing of the lucky ticket for a children's hospital's grand lottery prize live on the air, little did anyone realize the winner would be someone who worked there — sports reporter Barry Deley.

The drawing in BC Children's Hospital Dream Lottery took place on Monday in Global BC's lobby during the station's Noon News Hour and the name of the winner was announced live on air by Deley's longtime colleagues, Sophie Lui and Squire Barnes.

Both seemed incredulous when told that someone named Barry Deley had the winning ticket.

"How's it spelled?" Lui asked.

"D-E-L-E-Y," Global weather broadcaster Arran Henn, who was reporting on the drawing, responded.

"No it's not! You've got to be kidding!" Lui responded.

When it was confirmed the winner was indeed their sports colleague, Barns called Deley live on air to break the good news to him.

Deley was out shopping for groceries when he got the call.

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"You know people are going to think this is kind of fishy, don’t ya?” Deley said.

“It is unbelievable. I can’t think straight here.”

He later told Global BC in a separate interview: "Squire’s a bit of a jokester so you don’t really believe what comes out of his mouth the first time anyway."

The top prize was a choice between four homes worth between $2.1 million and $2.5 million or $2 million cash. Deley didn't say which one he would select.

BC Children's Hospital said the odds of winning the top prize were about 1 in 288,000. This year, the lottery made a profit of about $2.2 million from the annual drawing. The proceeds go toward medical research of children's illnesses.

Deley lives in Port Moody with his wife and three children. He said one of his daughters, Eden, was treated for leukemia at Children's Hospital seven years ago, and he has long supported the hospital's work — in part by buying Dream Lottery tickets.