Christine McMillan recently got a big surprise with her usual coffee.
It was Thanksgiving Day last year and McMillan had volunteered to go into work on the holiday. As she does everyday, the 38-year-old pharmacy technician stopped at the Ladner McDonald's drive-thru for a coffee.
McDonald's was running its annual Monopoly promotion at the time and when McMillan peeled off the Boardwalk and Park Place game stamps on her coffee cup, she was shocked to see she won the $100,000 grand prize.
"Like any other day, I grabbed a coffee at the McDonald's drive-thru on my way into work," she said. "I would never have guessed I could win this much money on something I buy every day."
The Ladner McDonald's celebrated this week by donating $1 from every coffee purchased on Wednesday to B.C.'s Ronald McDonald House.
As well, owner Stephen Krawchuk, who is also on the Ronald McDonald House B.C. board, will also be presenting the house with a $5,000 cheque from proceeds of coin donation boxes at each of his locations.
