Orillia resident wins Princess Margaret Home Lottery Bonus Prize
Ian Steele holds picture of prize in Toronto, Ont on November 8, 2024 (Courtesy: The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation).
Orillia resident Ian Steele has won the Princess Margaret Home Lottery Bonus Prize.
Steele's bonus prize includes a downtown Toronto waterfront condo, $50,000 and season’s tickets to Toronto FC, Raptors and the Leafs, with the package with more than $1.26 million.
Steele lost his wife to lung cancer in Spring 2024 and says he used to play the Princess Margaret Home Lottery with her and decided to play again this year to support her memory and cancer research.
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