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OLG
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TORONTO – Saying “yes” to Encore paid off for Andrea Burchat of Alma. She matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the Dec. 4, 2021 LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000!
Andrea said she is not a regular lottery player and only picked up this ticket because she was purchasing holiday tickets to give as gifts.
“I was at the store and gave my ticket to the clerk to check and she said, ‘Oh, you won big!’ I apologized to the man behind me for holding him up and he said, ‘No dear, don’t apologize, I am here to pick you up when you fall.’”
She went back out to her car and celebrated her win with her daughter who was waiting. “It was a crazy, wonderful, amazing, experience!”
Andrea plans to put some of her winnings aside for a fun celebration and take her time to plan what to do with the rest.
Encore offers 22 ways to win and can be played in conjunction with most lottery games for an extra $1. There is an Encore draw every day.
OLG is booking in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. As there are limited appointments, we strongly encourage those witch claims between $1,000 and $49,999.90 to submit their claims online or mail them. Submitting claims online is fast, secure and enables OLG to process the claim in a timely manner. Customers with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options.
The winning ticket was purchased at Ultramar on Sykes Street in Meaford.
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