NEWS RELEASE
OLG
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Toronto – Congratulations to Mervin Bennett of Stratford on winning $350,000 with THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game.
Mervin, a factory worker, has been playing the lottery with OLG for decades. The 76-year-old father of two is no stranger to winning big! In the 1980s, he won a second prize with LOTTO 6/49. He is now celebrating his biggest win yet after spinning his way to $350,000!
“I had just finished a round of golf when I stopped at the corner store and picked up two THE BIG SPIN tickets,” Mervin recalled, while visiting the OLG Prize Centre to spin THE BIG SPIN Wheel. “I called my son first to share the good news. He was at work and missed my calls. When we did connect, all he could say was ‘You’re kidding, right?’”
“$100,000 would have been great, but winning $350,000 is unbelievable,” Mervin smiled. “It’s time to upgrade to a new vehicle. I also have a big extended family, and I look forward to treating them to a fancy Christmas dinner out. This win will also make my 77th birthday in February one to remember,” he concluded.
THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game is an exciting $5 game that combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated spinning wheel on the lottery terminal screen and potentially, an in-person spin on THE BIG SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.
The winning ticket was purchased at Stratford Variety on Downie Street in Stratford.
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