NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION
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TORONTO – John Panicale on St. Catharines is $50,000 richer after winning with INSTANT HIT IT BIG (Game #2258).
John, a father of four, said he won $100 and $300 on other games the same day he discovered his big win. "I play any lottery game. You name it, I will play it. Not so much INSTANT games, but I really enjoy playing LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49," he shared.
John told his fiancée and his mom about his big win right away. "We were all in complete disbelief!"
"I plan to help less fortunate people and save for my wedding," he concluded.
OLG is currently booking in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto only for those claims that require a face-to-face interview. Customers with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options. Prize claims up to $49,999.90 should continue to be submitted by mail. The health and safety of our customers and employees remains our top priority and OLG looks forward to providing future updates on the further availability of in-person prize claims.
INSTANT HIT IT BIG is available for $10 and the top prize is $250,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.78. Visit the INSTANT page on OLG.ca for more information on this and other great games.
The winning ticket was purchased at Avondale on Queen Street in St. Catharines.
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