A lottery player in Canada just woke up $38 million richer
Things are about to get very exciting for one lucky Canadian lottery player who recently became a multimillionaire.
According to OLG, someone won the Lotto 6/49 jackpot during the Wednesday, Nov. 11 draw. The winner bought their ticket in Ontario and managed to match the Gold Ball Draw winning numbers 43779735-02.
“The life-changing $38-million Gold Ball Jackpot from last night’s draw was won with a ticket purchased in Mississauga,” states the release.
It was a lucky draw for other Ontario lottery players too.
The winning ticket for the Lotto 6/49 second prize worth $211,077.30 was sold in Toronto. In addition, a $1-million Encore ticket was sold in the Leeds and Grenville region.
The third prize was split between 55 players across Canada, and each one will receive $1,611.50.
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No one won the $5-million Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw Prize.
Amritpal S. of Surrey, B.C., is the most recent Lotto 6/49 jackpot winner — he won $32 million.
The Surrey resident, who bought the ticket from the 7-Eleven on 152nd Street and 104th Avenue, immediately went home and interrupted his sister’s dinner to reveal the good news.
“My sister was the first person I told. She was speechless and started crying,” he shared.
While he’s taking his time to decide what to do with his $32 million, he said that he wants to help his parents and sister.
Thinking of trying your luck in the next draw? The next one is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, with a Gold Ball prize worth $10 million.
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With files from Daniel Chai