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Chelmsford woman scratches her way wins $250,000 in lottery

‘I’d never thought I’d win that big,’ says Michelline Giguere
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Chelmsford’s Michelline Giguere is seen with her $250,000 prize from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

After winning $250,000, a Chelmsford woman said she plans on spoiling herself a little bit, celebrating her sister’s birthday and then putting the rest of her prize away.

Michelin Giguere, 63, picked up her winning Instant Bingo Multiplier ticket at Mac’s on Highway 144 in Chelmsford and said she is a regular player of the instant games, with Bingo and Crossword her favourites.

“I never thought I’d win that big – I was so excited!” she said, adding that her first phone call was to her sister. 

“I said, ‘You don’t know what just happened!’ I was shaking and crying. She came over right away!”

The Instant Bingo Multiplier ticket costs $10 and has a top prize of $250,000. 


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