Peterborough man turns $1 into $100K on Encore lottery ticket: OLG

A man in Peterborough, Ont., turned $1 into a $100,000 lottery prize last month.

On Thursday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced that Robert Lingard earned the $100,000 lottery prize on the Encore draw held on April 9, 2024.

His ticket matched the last six of seven numbers in the exact order, the OLG reports.

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An Encore ticket is $1 and is played in conjunction with most lottery games.

Lingard’s winning ticket was purchased at Talwood Variety on Talwood Drive in Peterborough.

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