Teddy Blueger said it was his mom Jana’s “first time playing actually. She didn’t now how it worked. My wife had to explain it to her.”

If you’ve been buying lottery or 50/50 tickets for years without any substantial payout you may want to stop reading.

Vancouver Canucks centre Teddy Blueger confirmed after the team’s morning skate Thursday, preparation for their meeting with the Florida Panthers at Rogers Arena, that his mom Jana had won the Canucks for Kids Fund 50/50 draw at the team’s Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues.

The prize was listed at $105,852. And buying tickets isn’t standard practice for her, Blueger said.

“First time playing actually. She didn’t now how it worked. My wife had to explain it to her. She bought a couple of tickets,” Blueger, 30, said.

Blueger also admitted that “she’ll keep playing, I think,” and that “it was a good night for her.”

Will the 50/50 prize lead to an extra special Christmas gift for him?

“Probably not,” Blueger said.

Matt Foulger brought all this up on his Bluesky feed after spotting the name on a 50/50 winner’s list on the Canucks website.

Jana lives in Latvia. Blueger has several relatives in town, winding up with “kind of a big family reunion.”

Blueger’s in his second season with Vancouver. He re-signed with the club in June.

According to its website, the Canucks for Kids Fund “dedicates resources to assist charities which support children’s health and wellness, education, social impact programming, and the development of grassroots hockey throughout British Columbia.”

Beneficiaries include the Canucks Autism Network, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. The fund has raised more $100 million for charities around the province over the last 30 year, according to its website.