A LaSalle woman is $100,000 richer after matching six of seven Encore numbers on last Friday’s Lotto Max draw.
“I checked the winning numbers on OLG.ca the day after the draw,” Jacqueline (Jacquie) Griffiths told staff at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.
“I saw I had six numbers and figured I probably won something but I didn’t think it was this much. My mom double-checked and told me I won $100,000!”
Griffiths then went to a store to scan the ticket.
“I wanted to be absolutely certain that I won,” Griffiths said.
“And the confirmation I needed was right there, in bold letters, on the ticket checker screen — ‘Big Winner.’”
The winning ticket was bought at Dylan’s Mini Mart on Simcoe Street in Amherstburg.
“I already have some great plans for my windfall,” said Griffiths.
“I want to pay off some bills. I also plan to put half of my winnings towards a home for me and my son. And I also want a pickup truck. I’m now in the process of becoming a police officer.
“It’s my dream job because I will be able to help people and help the community I live in.”
