A trio of Sudbury men are each $47,857 richer after finally being able to claim the $143,573 Lotto 6/49 prize they won back in April.
William Kingerski, Gary Kingerski and John Bilani, all of Sudbury, matched five numbers plus the bonus number to win the prize They also won $5 on another selection on the same ticket, bringing their total winnings to $143,573.70.
William, a retired city worker, claimed the prize on behalf of the group. He told OLG staff that he discovered their win the day before the draw as he was planning to replay the winnings from his tickets.
“I used the OLG Lottery App to scan the ticket and I saw the Big Winner message,” he said in a news release. “I was very calm, and then I checked using the Ticket Checker at the store to double check the amount.”
The 74-year-old kept the win quiet so he could surprise Gary and Bilani. He said he invited them over for dinner to celebrate his birthday and told them the news with fake cheques show their share of the big win.
“It was the best birthday I think I ever had,” William said.
He plans to use his portion of the winnings to buy a new vehicle and complete some home renovations, while John and Gary haven’t decided what to do with their winnings yet.
