Local nurse plans to vacation with big lottery win
A nurse from Springwater Township said she rarely plays the lottery, but paying an extra dollar for Encore numbers paid off with a $100,000 win.
Virginia Jones said she picked up a Lotto Max ticket for the January 10 draw at the Circle K on Bayfield Street in Barrie and, following the draw, asked her father-in-law to check it on the OLG app.
"He yelled, 'Oh my god, $100,000,' and I thought he was playing a joke," the 48-year-old health care worker said.
She decided to download the app to check it herself and was shocked to see it wasn't a joke.
- Download the CTV News app to get local alerts on your device
- Get the latest local updates sent to your email inbox
"I will take a vacation with my husband and the rest will be invested," Jones said of her plans for her windfall.
She matched six of her seven Encore numbers in exact order to win the $100,000.
Encore offers 22 ways to win and can be played with most lottery games for an extra dollar. There are Encore draws daily.
The next Lotto Max draw is Friday, with an estimated $34 million up for grabs.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING Foreign meddling 'did not affect' overall federal election results: inquiry report
Foreign interference by China did not affect the overall results of the 2019 and 2021 general elections won by Justin Trudeau's Liberals, a federal commission of inquiry has found.
BREAKING Police arrest 3 in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Three people have been arrested and charged in the killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Why your airfare may be getting more expensive
Skyrocketing airfare prices are linked to heightened competition and rising food and fuel, according to the CAA.
WATCH LIVE Funeral today for broadcasting legend and voice of 'Hockey Night in Canada' Bob Cole
A funeral is being held today for hockey broadcasting legend Bob Cole in his hometown of St. John's, N.L.
Police officer hit by driver of fleeing vehicle in Toronto incident caught on video
York Regional Police say they are continuing to search for a suspect in an auto theft investigation who was captured on video running over a police officer in Toronto last month.
Who is Hope Hicks, longtime Trump aide who is testifying in N.Y. hush money case?
Hope Hicks, once a longtime trusted aide in Donald Trump’s inner circle, is testifying Friday in the New York hush money trial after being subpoenaed.
TD worst-case scenario more likely after drug money laundering allegations: analyst
TD Bank Group could be hit with more severe penalties than previously expected, says a banking analyst after a report that the investigation it faces in the U.S. is tied to laundering illicit fentanyl profits.
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake recorded west of Vancouver Island
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake was reported west of Vancouver Island Thursday evening.
How falling for a stranger she met on a beach led this woman to ditch the U.S. for the French Riviera
Niki Benjamin, from the U.S., had travelled to a paradise island to do some soul searching, and her life ended up going in a very different direction when her dog ran up to a stranger.