Toronto, ON – Sunil Desai of Mississauga can “find his possible” after winning $2.5 million in the LOTTO 6/49 Classic Jackpot on March 5, 2025. His ticket was one of two that split the $5 million jackpot.

Sunil, a married father of two, has been playing the lottery with OLG for more than 20 years. Three years ago, when one of his friends celebrated a big win, Sunil was motivated to create an OLG.ca account. Ever since that day, Sunil has played the same set of numbers. Now, he is celebrating his first big win and the thrill of becoming a multi-millionaire!

“It was a regular day when I received an email from OLG. I was in the middle of getting ready, so I didn’t read it right away. Just as I was about to leave the house, I thought to check my OLG.ca account,” Sunil recounted, while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his windfall. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, but I decided to try and carry on with my day. The reality of winning such a large prize hadn’t quite sunk in yet.”

“When I returned home later that day, I gathered my family in the kitchen and shared the incredible news. Everyone was shocked! I showed them the winning amount on my OLG.ca account and we hugged each other,” Sunil beamed.

“I’m now looking forward to taking a long, well-deserved vacation,” said Sunil. “I’ll wait for my winnings to show up in my account before making any other decisions and will carefully evaluate my options.”

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 OLG.ca.

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