A Hamilton, Ont., grandmother is celebrating a $1-million lottery win after matching a Maxmillions prize in a September Lotto Max draw.
On Thursday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) identified the winner of the Sept. 25 draw as Jacqueline S. after she purchased her ticket at a Metro grocery store on King Street East in Hamilton.
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She discovered the win on a Friday morning while checking her ticket through the OLG app.
“I scanned my ticket at least five times!” Jacqueline said while collecting her winnings at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.
She said her son initially thought she was being scammed when she shared the news, but believed her after seeing the ticket.
Jacqueline plans to use the money to take care of her family, including buying a new car for herself and another for her son.
She also hopes to watch a Toronto Blue Jays game from a skybox and take a dream trip to Germany.
Jacqueline, who is a proud mother and grandmother, described the win as her first big lottery prize.
Lotto Max players in Ontario have won over $10 billion since 2009, including 125 jackpot wins and 1,020 Maxmillions prizes.
