Toronto, ON – Paul Lindsay of Nepean is celebrating after winning a $300,000 prize with INSTANT PLINKO (Game #2289)!

Paul, who works in environmental services, has been a loyal lottery player with OLG for more than 20 years. He typically plays LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49, but recently started playing INSTANT games on the recommendation of a colleague. Paul was in for the surprise of a lifetime when he discovered his first big win, courtesy of INSTANT PLINKO!

“I was at home, playing my ticket when I matched the number 30, which is my wife’s birthday. This match won me a CHIP prize. While stopping to pick up a newspaper, I had my ticket validated to see what I’d won,” Paul recounted during his visit to the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, where he dropped his real Chip down the PLINKO board. “I saw on the screen that I’d won a PLINKO Event prize and thought to myself, ‘Holy cow!’ I knew this meant I’d won a minimum of $100,000. It was a great way to start my day! I’m a pretty calm guy, but in my own way, I was very excited!”

Walking into the room at the OLG Prize Centre where the PLINKO Event would take place, Paul had no idea what thrill awaited him. “I didn’t expect to see so many people gathered to cheer me on,” he smiled. “The nerves started to kick in as I picked up my Chip and climbed the stairs. It was fun to be at the top of the PLINKO Board. I’ve watched The Price Is Right for many years, and PLINKO was always my favourite game. As I listened to the sound of the Chip falling and heard the announcement that it had landed on $300,000, it felt incredible. I’m more than happy with this prize.”

“I’m leaving here today with a big smile on my face,” Paul beamed. “This prize means I can retire a little earlier than I had planned. I also hope to plan the trip of a lifetime for my wife and me. We’d like to visit Hawaii. It’s such beautiful island, with beautiful people and a relaxed vibe. We’ll celebrate this win in paradise, together,” 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 Canadian Tire Gas+ on Greenbank Road in Nepean.

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