An Ennismore, Ont., woman plans to use her more than $208,000 lottery prize winnings for retirement and her vision.
The OLG says Anne Hickey recently came forward to claim her $208,034.90 second-place prize from the Lotto Max draw held on Sept. 8, 2020.
Her winning ticket was purchased at Sullivan’s General Store on Ennis Road in Ennismore, north of Peterborough.
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“I’ve been playing the same numbers for the last five years, which won me this prize,” she said while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her winnings.
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The 63-year-old avid gardener says she is a regular lottery player and discovered her win after using the OLG’s lottery mobile app late one night.
“I was sleepy, but when I saw ‘Big Winner,’ I was wide awake,” she quipped.
Hickey says she plans to use her winnings to fund her retirement.
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“I’m going to make some investments and be responsible,” she said. “But I do plan to treat myself to some new glasses.”
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