A 75-year-old grandmother from Maple, Ont. is planning to celebrate her birthday abroad after winning a LOTTO 6/49 prize worth $1 million.
Lucia Figliuzzi said she’s an occasional lottery player who enjoys playing LOTTO 6/49 and that she always says yes to ENCORE.
The retired factory worker bought a ticket for the Gold Ball Draw on July 5 and got a surprise of a lifetime after checking her ticket.
“When I saw that my ticket had the million-dollar numbers on it, I started shaking,” she said while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her winnings, according to a press release. “I was shocked and couldn’t believe it was happening to me!”
Figliuzzi said she called her daughter right away, but waited to tell her son in person since he was out of town at the time.
“Neither of my kids believed me at first – they had to see the ticket to believe it was real. When I showed them, they were overjoyed! My family said that if anyone deserves this win, it’s me,” she said.
The winning ticket was purchased at Circle K on Major Mackenzie Drive in Maple.
This is Figliuzzi’s largest win to date and she plans to travel to Mexico for her birthday and share her winnings with her family.
“I’m happy to help my children and grandchildren. I look forward to the comfort this will provide. We’ve held off on celebrating so far, but I can’t wait. To be honest, I’m overwhelmed and still trying to process this win!” she said.
LOTTO 6/49 offers players a chance to win two multi-million dollar jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday, for $3 per play.
