Sarah Bardoel of Chatham is $250,000 richer after winning with Instant Jackpot.
OLG officials say the 34-year-old Chatham resident is a regular Instant ticket player.
“This is my first big win,” she said, in a media release.
Bardoel, a mother of three, says she discovered her big win on Mother’s Day while playing her tickets at home.
“The big win was on the first line I scratched,” she said.
“I had to look at it a few times to believe it.”
Bardoel says she plans to pay some bills, help out her kids and put a down payment on a new house with her winnings.
“It feels like a dream,” she added.
In accordance with government-issued lockdown measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, OLG is currently limiting the number of in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to only those 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.
Instant Jackpot is available for $20 and the top prize is $250,000.
Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.50.
Visit the Instant page on OLG.ca for more information on this and other games.
The winning ticket was purchased at Lacroix Variety on Lacroix Street in Chatham, OLG officials say.
