A Kitchener couple received an early Christmas present when they discovered they won $7.9 million on a lottery ticket.
Nabi Kurdistan and Tawfik Sindy were at the store where they purchased the winning ticket Sunday when they scanned it, and were delighted by the results.
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“We scanned our Lotto 6/49 ticket while we were there and when we saw the words ‘Big Winner,’ we were in shock,” Tawfik said.
The big win turned out to be $7,935,986.70 in total.
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“It’s going to be an amazing Christmas,” said Kurdistan, who along with her husband owns a bakery in Kitchener.
The pair plan to share their winnings with their six children, upgrade their vehicles, pay some bills and maybe take a trip.
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“Also, we haven’t been back home for a while so we are planning to take a trip to Kurdistan,” Nabi said.
“We haven’t slept since we found out we won. Once we get our cheque in the bank, we’ll be much better,” Tawfik said.
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