A restaurant owner in Barrie has won the lottery for a second time.
On Jan. 17, Filippos Triantafillou matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order and won $100,000. He also won $10 extra in his Daily Keno selection.
“I checked my numbers at the store,” the 65-year-old said in a statement. “A lot of clouds have cleared with this win!”
Last year, Triantafillo won a lottery prize worth more than $430,000.
The married father of three and grandfather of five plans to invest the money in his children.
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“They have their own kids and I know life gets expensive,” he said in the statement. “This win will help alleviate some of the pressure.”
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The winning ticket was purchased at Jay’s Variety on Duckworth Street in Barrie.
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