Toronto, ON – Clinton (Clint) Clifford of Erin is celebrating after winning a $300,000 prize with INSTANT PLINKO (Game #2289)!

Clint, a retiree, is an occasional lottery player with OLG. He typically picks up tickets a couple of times a year. Receiving an INSTANT PLINKO ticket for Christmas set off a chain of events that culminated in Clint dropping a Chip on a real PLINKO board at the OLG Prize Centre—and winning a $300,000 prize!

“I knew I’d won a CHIP prize on my ticket, so I took it to the store to have it validated. As I watched the lottery terminal screen, I saw the animated chip land on ‘PLINKO,’” Clint recounted, while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. “The store clerk said, ‘Sir! You won!’ When I spoke with the OLG representative on the phone, I had to ask what I’d won. I felt like a deer in the headlights!”

On the day of the live event, nerves and excitement filled the air. “I couldn’t sleep last night; I’ve been so nervous,” Clint said. “When I arrived here, I was impressed by the brightness of the board and the weight of the Chip. I wanted to bring it home with me!” he laughed. “As I got to the top of the board, I hoped for the best. I could hear the Chip falling, but I couldn’t see where it landed. The moment of pause before the prize amount was announced felt like forever! I was very happy to hear I’d won $300,000.”

“I feel amazing, and I’m so grateful for this win,” Clint beamed. “I’ve talked with my wife about how we’ll enjoy this prize, and I think I may book a cruise for us to celebrate. I’ll also take this opportunity to share this win with my family,” he concluded.

$5 INSTANT PLINKO combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated chip drop on the lottery terminal screen and potentially, the chance to drop a chip on a real PLINKO Board at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.

There are three fun ways to win with INSTANT PLINKO:

1. SCRATCH – Scratch the five (5) LUCKY NUMBERS and twenty-four (24) YOUR NUMBERS entirely. Match any one of the LUCKY NUMBERS to one of YOUR NUMBERS, win the corresponding prize from $5 to $100,000 or a CHIP prize.

2. WATCH – If the prize won is CHIP, visit any OLG retail location to validate your ticket. Upon validation of a CHIP winner, watch the animated PLINKO chip drop on the lottery terminal screen to reveal your prize from $10 to $10,000 or a PLINKO top prize.

3. DROP – If the prize displayed is PLINKO, you qualify for a PLINKO Event at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to win a guaranteed prize of $100,000 to $500,000.

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The winning ticket was purchased at Sobeys on Westney Road South in Ajax.

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