New Liskeard retiree wins top prize with Instant Crossword Tripler

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION
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Jo-Anne Pichette of New Liskeard is celebrating after winning a $100,000 top prize with Instant Crossword Tripler (Game #2220).

Jo-Anne, a 64-year-old retiree, said after scanning her ticket using the OLG Lottery App she looked at her husband and said, ‘we can pay the bills!’and laughed!

The mother of three, grandmother of ten, and great grandmother of three said she feels very relaxed from her win. “This will help my retirement,” she said.

She plans to pay some bills and pay off her mortgage.

OLG is currently booking in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto only for those claims that require a face-to-face interview. Customers with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options. Prize claims up to $49,999.90 should continue to be submitted by mail. The health and safety of our customers and employees remains our top priority and OLG looks forward to providing future updates on the further availability of in-person prize claims.

Instant Crossword Tripler is available for $5 a play and the top prize is $100,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.61.

The winning ticket was purchased at Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer on Scott Street in New Liskeard.

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