A Colborne, Ont., woman thought there must be some mistake when her lottery ticket revealed she’d won $50,000.
According to the OLG, Ruth Ford won the top prize in its Instant Crossword scratch ticket. The $3 per play has 1-in-3.91 odds of winning a prize, the OLG says.
Ford played her ticket at home says she screamed when she realized she won.
“I thought it was a mistake,” she said at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. “I took it to the store with my partner and friend to validate it together.”
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Ford, 64, says she plans to share her winnings with her two stepdaughters and save the remaining money.
Her winning ticket was purchased at Mac’s on Elizabeth Street. in Brighton.