Janet Ritchie of Arthur with her $100,000 cheque for winning the Lotto 649 ENCORE draw. (Photo provided by OLG Media Relations)Janet Ritchie of Arthur with her $100,000 cheque for winning the Lotto 649 ENCORE draw. (Photo provided by OLG Media Relations)
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Arthur resident wins big with OLG ENCORE ticket

An Arthur resident is $100,000 richer following her win on an OLG ENCORE ticket.

31-year-old Janet Ritchie of Arthur matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in theJuly 15, 2020LOTTO 649 draw to win the big prize. A long-term care nurse, Janet says she plans to invest the winnings into her retirement and purchase some toys for the cottage.

Janet discovered her big win on her way to work when she stopped to check her tickets and buy more.

“I stopped to buy tickets for that night’s draw,” she shared, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. “I used the Ticket Checker to scan my other tickets and I thought I was seeing things. I had to ask the clerk to double check! I was so stunned, I tried to leave to go to work but the clerk told me I had to stay and wait for a call from OLG!”

Janet immediately called her family to let them know.

“I went out to the car to call my family and heard them all say, ‘Yeah right!’” she laughed.

“This is surreal. I can’t believe it – an unbelievable experience. I never expected to be a winner,” she concluded.

The winning ticket was purchased at Ultramar Gas Station on Highway 26 in Stayner.

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