A Barrie couple have hit the jackpot and won a $25-million prize in a draw that took place on Jan. 8.
“It feels great – like this is a new chapter in life,” Kenneth Beatty and Mona Gibson said in a statement.
The total value of the prize is $25,127,625.50, which the couple won by matching six numbers.
Beatty said he discovered the win after checking the OLG lottery app.
“I had to check six times, and then I had my wife check too,” he said in a statement.
The couple haven’t made plans for the future yet.
The winning ticket was purchased at Shoppers Drug Mart on Essa Road in Barrie.
Lotto 6/49 players in Ontario have won over $12.9 billion in prizes since 1982, including 1,388 jackpot wins. Lotto 6/49 is $3 per play and draws take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.