A Frankford, Ont., woman brought home a quarter of a million dollars after winning the jackpot from a lottery scratch ticket.
“I was out for a walk with my daughter and granddaughter when I discovered my win,” explained 63-year-old retiree Evelyn Paro.
Paro won the money from the Instant $250 Grand scratch ticket, which costs $10 to play.
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The odds of winning any prize are one in 3.77 for that particular scratch ticket.
Evelyn, a married mother of three and grandmother of three, said a trip to Nova Scotia is in her immediate plans.
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“I am going to see the ocean,” she said. “Then I’m going to purchase a car and save the rest.”
The winning ticket was purchased at Oasis Grocery & Gas Bar on Riverside Parkway in Frankford.
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