In an unexpected stroke of luck, one lottery winner has set her sights on Italy.
Stephanie Daoust from Cambridge struck gold with a winning ticket from Instant Bingo Doubler, snagging a whopping $100,000 prize.
The 46-year-old says she’s been dabbling in the lottery since she was 18 and was at home watching TV when she played her ticket.
“I wasn’t really paying attention until I noticed I had matched all five numbers in a row and made a box,” she shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her winnings. “I convinced myself it wasn’t real. I had to check it on my phone – I was stunned to see the ‘Big Winner’ screen.”
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She admits it was an “out of body experience,” and she “never imagined something like this would happen to me. I feel fantastic!”
She plans to fulfill her dream of travelling to Italy and put some of her winnings toward her mortgage.
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The Instant Bingo Doubler, priced at $5 per play, boasts a top prize of $100,000, with winning odds at 1 in 3.75.
Daoust’s winning ticket was purchased at The Buck Variety on Andrews Street in Cambridge.
What would you do with $100,000?