Annie A. of Barrie is celebrating after winning a $350,000 top prize with a Crossword Extreme Scratch ticket.
“I’ve been playing the lottery with OLG for several years, and this is my first big win!” Annie shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to collect her winnings. “CROSSWORD is my go-to game. I like it because you can take your time with it — it’s like a puzzle.”
Annie was about to leave the grocery store one afternoon when she decided to pick up her usual tickets. “I sat down to play them at home later that day. On the first one I scratched, I won $75 and was thrilled. When I played the next one, I couldn’t believe it. I scanned my ticket and saw that I won $350,000! I jumped up and started pacing with excitement!”
Annie said her husband was sitting next to her when she found out about her win. “He was in disbelief,” she recalled. “It still doesn’t feel real!”
With her windfall, she looks forward to helping her children, saving for the future, and planning for retirement.
