Hamilton mom plans big vacation with lotto winnings
Published July 15, 2020 at 6:38 pm
Tracey Gilchrist of Binbrook won a $50,000 top prize with Instant Bingo.
Tracey Gilchrist of Binbrook won a $50,000 top prize with Instant Bingo.
Gilchrist, a 46-year-old restaurant manager, went to the store to pick up a couple Instant tickets, the OLG says in a press release.
“The last ticket I picked was an Instant Bingo. It was in a very different spot from the others I selected,” she said, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque.
The mother of one discovered her win later in the day.
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“I wasn’t paying attention to my ticket and I uncovered a box and thought it was a $22 win,” she said.
“I pulled out my phone to check my ticket using the OLG Lottery App and I was shocked to see I won $50,000!”
Tracey has a travel tradition with her own mother and plans to go on a nice big vacation with her.
“I was so happy and shocked and excited! I couldn’t believe that something like that would happen to me,” she said.
The OLG Prize Centre in Toronto has resumed in-person prize claims for winning-ticket holders of $50,000 or more by appointment only.
The winning ticket was purchased at Avondale on Rymal Road in Hannon.
