A $1 Lottery Ticket Turns Into a $2 Million Win for Havelock Woman

By Scott Arnold

A trip to Bora Bora and helping her daughter buy a home are now part of the plans for one very fortunate Havelock resident after a $1 lottery ticket delivered a $2 million surprise.

Christine W celebrates her $2 million Ontario 49 win while holding her ceremonial cheque at the OLG Prize Centre. (Photo courtesy of OLG)

For Christine W, a routine morning at home turned into a life-changing moment when she checked her Ontario 49 ticket using the OLG app and discovered she had matched the winning numbers in the September 16th draw.

The Peterborough County woman couldn't quite believe what she was seeing.

“I checked my ticket on the OLG app and saw all those zeros,” Christine recalled in an Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) news release.

But perhaps the most surprising part of her win was what happened next. Rather than immediately sharing the news, Christine headed off to work and kept the $2 million discovery entirely to herself.

She didn't even tell her family.

In fact, she held onto the secret for five days before finally sharing the news with her daughter.

“It was the biggest secret of my life,” she said.

Now that the secret is out, Christine has a couple of exciting plans for her winnings. A trip to Bora Bora is on the wish list, along with helping her daughter purchase a home.

“This is a dream come true,” she said.

The winning $1 ticket was purchased at East End Market on Ottawa Street East in Havelock.

Ontario 49 offers a top prize of $2 million, making Christine's win a pretty remarkable return on a one-dollar ticket.

Congratulations to Christine on her incredible win!

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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