Gale and Peter Lachaine of Hastings turned one dollar into a $100,000 win after matching the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the May 24, 2024, Lotto Max draw.
The retired couple, who have been playing the lottery with OLG for decades, always add Encore to their tickets.
Gale discovered the win when she scanned their ticket at a store. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” she recalled while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to collect their winnings. “I ran outside to tell Peter, who was waiting in the car. I was screaming, ‘We won! We won!'”
Peter added, “A month before our win, I suggested we buy our tickets elsewhere. It’s a good thing we didn’t!”
The couple plans to save their winnings and are overjoyed by the unexpected windfall. The winning ticket was purchased at Hastings C-Store on Bridge Street in Hastings.
(Written by: Joseph Goden)
