A Lindsay, Ont., woman plans to travel to Portugal after claiming the top prize on a scratch lottery ticket.
According to the OLG, Jessica Danis, 29, claimed $100,000 on an Instant Crossword ticket.
Read more: 18-year-old Ontario woman becomes youngest $48M jackpot winner – on her 1st lottery ticket: OLG
Playing the lottery since she was 18, Danis says it’s her first big win.
“I play a couple of times a month,” she said. “It was New Year’s, and something was telling me to buy this ticket — I was feeling lucky.”
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She says she discovered her win at home after scanning the ticket with the OLG app. The winning ticket was purchased at Circle K on Lindsay Street in Lindsay.
“I thought I won $100. I was so happy — I ran to show my mom and she looked at my phone and told me it was actually $100,000. I was in disbelief,” Danis said. “I would always have conversations with my best friend about what we would do if we won the lottery, and now it’s actually happened.”
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Along with her trip, she plans to use save some of the winnings.
“This is an out-of-body experience,” she said.
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