Northern Ont. trio wins top prize with lucky lottery scratch ticket
![Northern Ontario trio wins top prize in lottery Anna and Stella Arezza of Kapuskasing and Maria Church of Sault Ste. Marie recently won $100,000 playing Instant Lucky game #2406, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said in a news release Tuesday.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/7/16/northern-ontario-trio-wins-top-prize-in-lottery-1-6965591-1721143072758.jpg)
Three women from northern Ontario are celebrating after winning the top prize in an instant lottery scratch ticket game.
Anna and Stella Arezza of Kapuskasing and Maria Church of Sault Ste. Marie recently won $100,000 playing Instant Lucky game #2406, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said in a news release Tuesday.
Instant Lucky scratch ticket lottery game (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation)
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The news comes just a day after another northern woman, Sheila Pierre of Blind River, was announced as a top prize winner of the same game.
Sheila Pierre of Blind River wins $100,000 playing the instant Lucky lottery scratch ticket game. (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation)
The trio's winning ticket was purchased at Sip & Surf Café on Brunetville Road in Kapuskasing, OLG said.
Pierre's ticket was purchased at Red Apple on Causley Street in Blind River.
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