Peterborough Friends Celebrate $100,000 ENCORE Win

Saying “yes” to ENCORE paid off for Janice Ross and Lennie Sweeting of Peterborough. Janice and Lennie matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the April 29th LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000 from a ticket purchased at Circle K on King Street.

Janice and Lennie, both machine operators, have been as close as sisters for over a decade and play the lottery as a team regularly. Janice discovered their win when she checked the ticket the day after the draw, on Lennie’s birthday. “At first I thought the win was for $10,000 and then I saw the additional zeroes! I started shaking and thought, I’ve already had one heart attack I don’t need another,” says Janice.

Janice, 67, called Lennie, 64, and said “Are you sitting down? I have something I need to tell you,” Janice recalls.

The two friends both have the same plan for a portion of their winnings—to prepay their funerals. Lennie plans to bank the remainder of her share, and Janice is planning a trip back home to England when it is safe to travel again.

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