Mary Anne Mitchell of Kilworthy is $100,000 richer after winning with INSTANT BOOM MULTIPLIER.
Mary Anne, a 78-year old retired cake decorator, was at home on her deck playing her INSTANT BOOM MULTIPLIER ticket when she matched the number 56. I started to reveal the prize and I thought it was for $10, then $100, and then I saw the remaining zeros, she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. I pulled out my phone and checked my ticket on the OLG Lottery App, and then I started crying!
Mary Anne was crying when she called her daughter“ so she thought she was hurt! She thought something had happened at the house, but then I told her I won $100,000. She was excited but wanted to be supportive in case I was mistaken, she laughed. We went to the store immediately to validate the ticket.
The proud grandmother will to pay her bills and wants to share with her family. My family insists that this money should be saved to ensure my financial future. ™m so happy, it’s an overwhelming experience, she concluded.
The OLG Prize Centre in Toronto is now accepting in-person prize claim appointments for winning-ticket holders of $10,000 or more. Appointments for prizes of this value will be granted if requested, however prizes up to $49,999.90 do not have to be claimed in-person and customers are encouraged to continue to mail in these claims when possible. To best protect customers and staff, OLG has put in place appropriate health and safety protocols in accordance with guidelines from public health officials, which include physical distancing measures, the mandatory use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the pre-screening of visitors before granting entry. Future announcements will be made as to when OLG will open appointments to anyone wishing to claim their prize in-person at the Prize Centre.
The winning ticket was purchased at Terry’s Your Independent Grocer on First Street in Gravenhurst.
