a pontypoolAn Ontario woman says her $250,000 lottery win will help her with the mortgage on her new home.
olg Annette Dukik, 54, said Friday she won the $250,000 top prize instant jackpot Lottery tickets he bought at the Corner Facility on John Street in the Kawartha Lakes town of Pontypool.
Dukic, a regular lottery player, said he initially thought he had won $250.
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“But when I scanned the ticket and the extra zeros appeared, I was shocked,” she said while collecting her win at the OLG Awards Center in Toronto.
“I couldn’t believe it. I was so thrilled.”
Dukik said she immediately called her husband to break the news.
“They didn’t believe me at first. And my kids were very excited when I told them,” she said.
She noted that the win was timely, as a new homeowner.
“We just bought a new house, so we’ll put some toward the new mortgage and buy everything we need,” she said.
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