Hamilton students wins $3.5 million jackpot in Lotto 6/49

Kricket Slik, a Hamilton, Ontario resident, could not believe at first that she had been a multi-millionaire overnight. She started an ordinary Sunday, just relaxing and running errands. At the end of the day, she discovered that won the $3.5 million jackpot in Lotto 6/49. She bought the winning lottery ticket on whim, it turned out that it was the lucky ticket for the August 27th Lotto 6/49 jackpot draw.

Slik said: “I don’t play very often, so buying this ticket was sort of random. I happened to be at a convenience store with a friend, and decided to buy one. If my friend hadn’t been visiting me and needed to go to the store, I wouldn’t have bought a ticket.”

Slik went to the Shoppers Drug Mart to very her ticket and could not believe what she saw. She said that she checker her ticket on the self scanner for several times and then proceeded to her boyfriend’s house to check on the internet and confirm that she had all of six numbers. That was the point when reality hit her that she had just won the $3.5 million jackpot.

“My first reaction, when I realized that I had won, was that this is going to help my family out so much. I’m also going to continue my studies, and afterwards, the dream of opening my own salon can actually become a reality. I also plan on doing some travelling in the next year or so.”

Slik is the oldest of six brothers and sister. She purchased her ticket at JJ’s Variety on John Street in Hamilton. If you want to see the latest Lotto 649 results, visit Lotterycanada.com today!

A group of Peterborough, Ontario residents take home $5 million Lotto Max Jackpot

A group of ten residents of Peterborough are in the process of claiming their lottery win of $5 million in the Lotto Max. The winning numbers they have were drawn on May 27, 2011.

As two members of the group are related to an employee at an OLG retail location, this particular prize falls under the so called OLG’s definition of an Insider Win.

As of the latest news, the prize claim has undergone the first step of a two-step Insider Wins process. The process entails an independent prize claim review conducted by a third party who works in partnership with OLG’s regulator – the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

 The prize won by the group will fall under the 30-day waiting period as this is a part of the OLG’s Insider Wins process. The winners have to complete the prize claims prizes by waiting for 30 days so that OLG can publicize the win. In case there will be no additional claims on the prize, it will paid to the winners on August 25, 2011 based on the time period they wait to wait.

The winning ticket was bought at Smoke’s Den on Lansdowne St. in Peterborough.

Below are the members of the lucky group:

    Florence Casselman’s daughter works at an OLG retail location.

    William Dulmage’s son and daughter both work at an OLG location.

    Barbara Bradley of Peterborough

    Carl Dulmage of Peterborough

    Carol Cavanagh of Ennismore

    Dorothy Dulmage of Peterborough

    Keith Dulmage of Peterborough

    Lawrence Casselman of Peterborough

    Loraine Beatty of Peterborough

    William Johnston of Peterborough

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Lanaudière, Quebec resident wins $7,173,066 jackpot prize in Lotto 6/49

Yvon Plourde was extremely happy when he won the $7,173,066 jackpot in the July 27^th Lotto 6/49 draw. This resident of Lanaudière region was calm when he walked into the Loto-Québec’s offices to claim the prize.

He was all smiles and remarked: “It’s just like winning $2!”

Although he has already won in the lottery, he said that he would still continue purchasing tickets, which has been a habit of this retired gentleman for several years.

He regularly plays terminal-based lotteries. As for his windfall, he plans to purchase a new car and build a new house.

The Lucky Quick Pick was bought at a local grocery store. The retailer will get a 1% commission of the prize or $71,730.

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