One man from Guelph is $100,000 richer.
Liang Chen scored the last six of seven Encore numbers correctly in the Lotto 6/49 draw on Feb. 14.
He bought the ticket from the Fill Store Convenience on Victoria Road.
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Initially, Chen said he was surprised by the result.
“I knew I had a ticket for the Super Draw, but the prize amount didn’t add up to one of the Super Draw prizes. That’s when I realized I won on Encore,” Chen said in a news release from the OLG.
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He described the cheque he received as beautiful.
Chen said he plans to use some of the money on plane tickets and go back home to visit family
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