Sudbury man wins $50K with lottery scratch ticket
A Sudbury retiree won the second prize in an instant lottery scratch ticket game.
The last Instant Jackpot scratch ticket turned out to be very lucky for a Sudbury retiree who has been a regular lottery player for the last decade.
"This was the last ticket of this game at the store – I knew it had to come home with me," David Depatie said at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.
He recently won the game's second prize -- $50,0000 -- after buying the ticket at Korner Konfectionary on Barrydowne Road.
When Depatie saw the winning numbers come up, he initially second-guessed himself.
"I felt surprised, excited and so happy," he said in a news release.
"My girlfriend could tell by the look on my face that something good had happened. We confirmed the win using the OLG App, and then had a little celebration."
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Depatie plans to pay some bills and put some into savings.
"I’ll celebrate with my girlfriend by taking her out for a nice dinner," he said.
"This feels very good. Having a little extra money is always good."
The game's top prize is $250,000.
Recently, a couple from Elliot Lake won their third big lottery prize playing an instant scratch ticket. Read that story here.
Deborah Warren, 69, and Gerald Francis, 59, have now won $1.5 million, having taken home $1 million eight years ago and another $250,000 two years ago. (Supplied)
In another story, a group of friends from around northern Ontario won $1 million. Read that here.
A group of friends who have been buying lottery tickets together for 10 years won $1 million in the Aug. 26 Encore draw. In all, 27 people bought tickets together, most of them from the Timmins or Greater Sudbury area. (Supplied)
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