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. At age 5, Ms Juliette Lamour emptied her piggy bank to donate C$37 (S$36.60) to the Haiti earthquake through the...
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.
She added she had forgotten that she had even bought the ticket, but checked the lottery app after her colleagues told her that the winning numbers were bought by someone in Sault Ste Marie, where she had bought her ticket. A jingle started to play and “Big Winner” flashed on the screen when she checked her ticket on the app.
“My colleague fell to his knees in disbelief,” Ms Lamour said. “He was yelling. In fact, everyone was yelling that I won C$48 million.”The first-year medical student intends to invest most of her winnings with the help of her father – a financial adviser – and she is keen to travel when she finishes her studies.
Beyond that, Ms Lamour wants to practise medicine in northern Ontario and give back to her community.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the
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