An 18-year-old who emptied her piggy bank as a child to donate to earthquake victims has won the C$48 million (S47.5m) grand prize in a Canadian lottery. Read more at straitstimes.com.
An 18-year-old who emptied her piggy bank as a child to donate to earthquake victims has won the C$48 million grand prize in a Canadian lottery.
Thirteen years later, Ms Lamour had just turned 18 when she bought her first lottery ticket at her grandfather’s suggestion. Not knowing which ticket to buy, the Ontario resident asked her father for advice, to which he suggested for her to buy the Lotto 6/49 QuickPick – where numbers were randomly selected on her behalf.The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation confirmed that, while there have been other 18-year-old winners, no one had ever won as much as Ms Lamour.
A jingle started to play and “Big Winner” flashed on the screen when she checked her ticket on the app.
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