Canadian lottery winner's daughter congratulates him by singing Barenaked Ladies
Two Ontario lottery players have a lot to celebrate after winning a major jackpot.
Sturgeon Falls residents Blaine Parrington and Evelyne Rainville won $2.5 million in the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot on April 2, 2025. Their ticket was one of two that split the $5 million prize.
The retirees have been playing the lottery with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for nearly 15 years, enjoying a variety of jackpot and Instant games.
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“Last September, we decided weād play Lotto 6/49 every Wednesday for one year and see how weād do,ā said Blaine.
Just six months later, Blaine and Evelyne are celebrating an incredible win and the thrill of becoming multimillionaires.
āI scanned our Lotto 6/49 ticket on the storeās ticket checker and saw the āBig Winnerā message. When I asked the store clerk to validate our ticket, the lottery terminal froze. An OLG representative called and confirmed weād won $2.5 million,ā Blaine recalled, while he and Evelyne visited the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to claim their windfall. āI was amazed and shocked. It was a feeling that canāt be explained in words.ā
Blaine went home to share the amazing news with Evelyne.
āI was astonished,ā Evelyne smiled. āThat afternoon, we had family over and told them about our winning ticket. Everyone was very happy for us, including our son, whom we video chatted with and sent a picture of the validation slip. It was a surreal and exceptionally overwhelming moment.ā
Blaine says he called his daughter, but she was busy and had to call him back.
“After seeing the text message Iād sent her, she returned my call. When I answered, she was singing the Barenaked Ladies song, āIf I Had $1,000,000.ā It was such a wholesome moment,” he said.
The pair has some big plans for their lottery prize. Blaine wants to buy a new boat to up his fishing game, and Evelyn wants to upgrade her car and plan a trip to see the Rocky Mountains.
āWeāll also share this prize with our children and grandchildren, complete some renovations, and make some investments for our future,ā the couple concluded.
The winners bought the ticket at RX Drug Mart on King Street in Sturgeon Falls.
The Barenaked Ladies classic could come true for you too. Make sure to check your Lotto 6/49 ticket from last night’s draw ā someone won the $60-million jackpot.