Margret Beatty and John Beatty of Campbellcroft, Ont. are $100,000 richer after winning on an Instant Gold Pursuit ticket.
Married for 40 years, Margret and John said they have been playing the lottery for decades, since the Wintario days.
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“We play a variety of games and bought this ticket because we won $250 on the first Gold Pursuit ticket we purchased,” they shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up their winnings.
“I checked the ticket at least 100 times,” Margret laughed. “I had to catch my breath.”
Margret played the ticket and checked it on the OLG app when she discovered their big win.
“I gasped and said, ‘Wow, really!'” she said. “I showed John and he said, ‘Woohoo!'”
“This win will help us pay some bills and do some much-needed work around our home. We welcome this windfall with gratitude,” Margaret concluded.
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The winning ticket was purchased at Giant Tiger on Peter Street in Port Hope.
Instant Gold Pursuit scratch tickets were released in January and are available to purchase at authorized OLG retailers for $25. The ticket is a hybrid scratch ticket and classic lottery draw with 50 winning tickets worth $100,000 across Ontario. The odds of winning any prize on the ticket are 1 in 3.19.
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This is an edited press release supplied by the OLG.
