Man planning to pay off mortgage after hospital lottery win
A Kapuskasing man says he will pay off his mortgage after winning the Timmins hospital's monthly 50-50 draw.
Kevin Ouimette was driving on Highway 655 on his way to Timmins for a hockey tournament Friday when he got the call saying he won the lottery jackpot, the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation said in a news release.
His prize is $160,602 and the first people he told were his parents.
"Kevin was introduced to our lottery by his mom and has been playing for years," the foundation said.
"He realizes the need for medical equipment and renovations within our district Hospital and thinks the lottery is a great way (to) help."
The TADHF draw happens on the last Friday of every month.
Tickets for February's draw are already on sale, with a jackpot of nearly $24,000 at the time of publication. The proceeds from February's lottery will support the operating room with the purchase of a navigator probe, equipment that is mostly used in breast cancer surgeries.
The deadline to buy tickets for the hospital 50-50 draws in Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury this month are approaching.
In Sault Ste. Marie, the jackpot is more than $92,000 and the draw is Tuesday.
The Sudbury hospital 50-50 jackpot is more than $490,000 and the draw is on Wednesday.
In North Bay, the hospital 50-50 jackpot is $49,745 and the draw is Feb. 28 with no draw in January.
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