Micheal and Sharon Ostoforoff of Mississauga are $100,000 richer after winning with INSTANT ULTIMATE (Game #2397).
Micheal and Sharon, both 58, said this is their first major and this ticket was gifted to them.
“I scratched the ticket and said to Micheal, ‘We didn’t win anything’ and put it aside. He looked at the ticket and said, ‘I think your wrong,'” Sharon shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up their windfall. “I had to grab my glasses. We were both so shocked we couldn’t believe it!”
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The couple plans to pay off some bills, help people and enjoy a nice vacation.
INSTANT ULTIMATE was available for $100 a play with 40 $1 million top prizes drawn on January 4, 2024. The odds of winning any prize were 1 in 3.55. Visit the INSTANT page on OLG.ca for more information on this and other great games.
The winning ticket was purchased at Shoppers Drug Mart on Scott Street in St. Catharines.
OLG supports safe play and wants to keep the fun in the game. That’s why OLG is proud to be a leader in promoting responsible gambling with our globally recognized PlaySmart program.
This is a press release supplied by the OLG.