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Val Caron woman wins $100K playing Encore

Margaret Hamilton plans on sharing her good fortune with her family
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Margaret Hamilton of Val Caron won $100,004 playing Encore recently.

Margaret Hamilton of Val Caron is $100,004 richer after winning the June 18 Encore draw.

She matched the last six of seven numbers in exact order to win $100,000, plus an extra $4 on another one of her Encore selections.

"I always play Quick Picks," she told OLG Prize Centre staff in Toronto. "I checked my ticket at the store, and I thought the machine broke, but the store clerk said 'Wow, you won a big amount!' I was just shocked!"

So shocked, in fact, she had to sit tight for a bit.

"I was scared to drive so I sat in my car for 30 minutes," the 76-year-old mother of two and grandmother of six said. "Then I went home to tell my sister because we live together. She was so excited!"

She plans to share her win with family.

The winning ticket was purchased on Kwik Way on Highway 69 in Val Caron.


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