A Val Therese couple scratched their way to a $250,000 lottery win. Sylvana and David Hamelin won playing Instant Crossword Deluxe.
“I checked our ticket using the OLG Lottery App on my phone and then called David to come home,” Sylvana said, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up their winnings. “I asked David to use his phone to check as well. We were shocked! Tears of joy all around.”
The pair said they shared the news with their children through a group FaceTime chat.
“Everyone was so happy,” Sylvana said.
They plan to put their winnings toward a retirement fund and possibly purchase a cottage.
“It feels good,” they said.
The winning ticket was purchased at Forget Minimart on Elmview Drive in Hanmer.
