Greater Toronto Area residents are closer to claiming their lottery prize

A group of 36 residents in Greater Toronto Area is one step closer to finally getting their Lotto 6/49 bonus prize worth $1.5 million from the October 15, 2011 draw.

In October 2011, Lotto 6/49 offered lottery players additional bonus prizes of an annuity worth $100,000 for life, or a one-time cash prize of $1.5 million. However, group wins fall under the one-time cash prize.

One member of the group is related to an employee at an OLG retail location. This made the prize falls within the so-called Insider Win of OLG.

The winning ticket was bought at Gateway Newstand on Bay Street in Toronto.

The members of the group are as follows:

Anna Rose of Aurora
Alan Kunkel of Toronto
Alfred Lee of North York
Ana Martinez Acevedo of North York
Andrea Gomes of East York
Angela Martin of Oshawa
Cherry Prashad of Brampton
Clarita Johnson of Markham
Cynthia (Cindy) Ivanyshyn of Toronto
Dinwatie Persaud of Scarborough
Elizabeth Ann Power of Maple
Ernan Escalada of Toronto
Evrol Gordon of Scarborough
Imdelda Rosos of Toronto
Jane Lai Chun Ho of Ajax
Judy Yuh-Hwa Chen of Markham
Julita Dimaranan of Toronto
Karen Aranilla of Toronto
Komanthini Sureshkumar of Scarborough
Linda Cowar of Oakville
Maria Brutto of Etobicoke
Marisa Pascarella of North York
Mary Za of Scarborough
Matthew Saint Paul of Richmond Hill
Mui Sim Yu of Scarborough
Nelia Tan of Scarborough
Nicolas Lee of Scarborough
Norma Jones of Toronto
Pamela Hargreaves of Brampton
Rosalba Lamanna of Aurora
Rosie Buenconcejo of Thornhill
Ryan Koopmans of Burlington
Sandra Faulkner of Toronto
Shahida Nastreen of Toronto
Wing Fung Jason Lam of Richmond Hill
Xin Wei of Markham

Buenconcejo's daughter works for an OLG retail location.

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