Toronto, ON – The LOTTO MAX odds have shone in favour of Wendy Spurr of Hamilton! She won a MAXMILLIONS prize worth $1 million in the August 16, 2024 LOTTO MAX draw.

Wendy, 58, has been playing the lottery with OLG for about 30 years. She enjoys playing games like LOTTO MAX, LOTTO 6/49, and ONTARIO 49. Regardless of the game, she always sticks with her lucky numbers, which are based on special birthdays. Today, Wendy is celebrating her first big win and the joy of becoming a millionaire!

“It was morning when I scanned my LOTTO MAX ticket on the OLG app. I saw the words ‘Big Winner’ and thought I had won $100,000,” recalled Wendy, while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her windfall. “I checked OLG.ca to learn how to claim my prize and noticed that no one had won $100,000 on this particular draw. That’s when I realized I had actually won $1 million!”

Still in disbelief, Wendy immediately went to a relative’s house. “I asked them to verify that what I was seeing was true,” Wendy laughed. “We were all in shock! It was an unbelievable, hard to describe moment.”

“Winning feels amazing! It comes with a lot of different feelings; disbelief, shock and excitement,” she concluded, with a smile.

With her winnings, Wendy will complete some home renovations and plan for retirement.

LOTTO MAX players in Ontario have won over $8 billion since 2009, including 106 jackpot wins and 905 MAXMILLIONS prizes, right across the province. LOTTO MAX is $5 per play and draws take place on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The winning ticket was purchased at Shopper’s Drug Mart on Concession Street in Hamilton.

OLG supports safe play and wants to keep the fun in the game. That’s why OLG is proud to be a leader in promoting responsible gambling with our globally recognized PlaySmart program.

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