The holidays are about to be extra special for one family after a Canadian woman won a six-figure lottery prize.
Man Thi Le is a makeup artist who lives in Kleinburg, Ontario. She enjoys playing the lottery and often buys tickets for Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 online at OLG.ca. However, rather than choosing her own numbers, Le prefers using OLG’s Quick Pick feature to make her selections.
While checking her email one day, she noticed an unusual one from OLG notifying her that she had won the lottery. However, Le reacted the same way most of us probably would: she initially thought it was a scam.
“I received the email and was leery of its authenticity,” she recalled.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a scam. Le had matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in the exact order in the September 17, 2024, Lotto Max draw to win $100,000. According to OLG, Le was one of three people who won the same prize after they matched the Encore second prize-winning number 180057.
Makeup artist Man Thi Le of Kleinburg, Ontario, is now $100,000 richer (OLG)
“I kept the news to myself until I was sure I had actually won,” she said.
But the reality of her big win didn’t sink in until she showed up at the OLG Prize Centre in downtown Toronto to pick up her big cheque.
“Now I believe it!” she said with a smile.
When asked what she plans to do with her windfall, the mother of one said she’ll use some of her winnings to ensure her family has “a wonderful Christmas” this year.
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