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3 friends to split record $500K prize from 50/50 draw at Canucks game

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Imagine heading down to the hockey game, pooling some cash for 50/50 tickets, and walking away with a cool six-figure payout? Well, for Vancouver realtor Derek Kai, that's exactly what happened Thursday night at the Canucks game.

Related: 50/50 jackpot at Canucks game reaches record $1M

In addition to $157,000 that was already in the 50/50 pot from unclaimed prizes from the season, Thursday's jackpot drastically ballooned to over a million bucks due to the capacity crowd on hand at Rogers Arena for the Sedin twins' final home game - which all played into Kai's shock when he learned he won.

"I was stunned and shaking when my girlfriend pointed out the winning number," he told ESPN's Darren Rovell. "I didn't know what to do, so we stepped outside to the concourse."

Kai had pooled money with some friends and put together $500 to buy tickets for the raffle.

"It took a while to go through all our tickets when they announced the numbers," he said.

The take-home amount of $507, 278 will be split among Kai and his two friends, working out to roughly $169,000. Not too bad for a night's work.

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