Toronto, ON – Christopher Baker of Scarborough can “find his possible” after winning $2.5 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Classic Jackpot on June 15, 2024. His ticket was one of two that shared the $5 million jackpot.

Christopher, a designer, has been an occasional lottery player with OLG for a few years. He typically picks up LOTTO 6/49 and LOTTO MAX tickets, using OLG’s Quick Pick feature to make his selections. Forgetting to check his tickets, Christopher didn’t discover his big win until weeks after the draw.

“I was at home when I remembered I had a little stack of tickets I had yet to check. As I scanned my tickets on the OLG app, I reached the last one, a LOTTO 6/49 ticket from June,” Christopher recounted, while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his windfall. “I scanned my ticket, saw the ‘Big Winner’ screen, and wondered, ‘How much did I win?’ Then I saw the prize amount and couldn’t process all the zeros!”

In shock and disbelief, Christopher started to investigate how this happened. “I took a screenshot and counted the zeros. I checked the winning numbers on OLG.ca and compared them to my ticket. My heart was pounding, but the more I checked the details, the more elated I felt,” he said with a grin.

“I never thought I would win big. I’m very grateful. It’s truly something special and kind of crazy,” Christopher laughed.

“I haven’t been able to think about what to do with my winnings because it hasn’t felt real until now. I want to invest for my future and for my kids. I’d love to celebrate with a trip. I just need to figure out where to go and what to do,” he concluded with a smile.

LOTTO 6/49 offers players a chance to win two multi-million dollar jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday, for the same $3 per play.

The Classic Draw offers a fixed $5 million jackpot for every draw, while the Gold Ball Draw guarantees a $1 million prize, or the growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can exceed $60 million. Click here for more information about the new LOTTO 6/49.

The winning ticket was purchased on Pik-Kwik Convenience on Kingston Road in Scarborough.

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