Toronto, ON – Lydia Fong of Thornhill is celebrating after winning a $250,000 top prize with INSTANT CROSSWORD DELUXE (Game #3353).

Lydia, a retiree, has been playing the lottery with OLG for about 20 years. She recently started playing INSTANT tickets and is now celebrating her first big win with CROSSWORD, a personal favourite. “When I bought this ticket, it was the last one in the display case,” Lydia recalled, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her winnings. “The store clerk offered to open a new pack of tickets for me, but I was happy to take the last one.”

“My husband and I went for coffee, and I decided to play my ticket. At first, I thought I had won $100, so I went back to the store to check it. When I saw the prize amount, I had to do a double take,” Lydia smiled. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, and neither could my husband. We were just in shock!”

Reflecting on her winning moment, Lydia said, “It’s been wonderful. It was such a shock, but I’m so happy.”

With her winnings, Lydia looks forward to traveling, sharing with family, and enjoying her retirement.

INSTANT CROSSWORD DELUXE is available for $10 a play and the top prize is $250,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.46.

The winning ticket was purchased at Kitchen Food Fair on Bayview Avenue in Richmond Hill.

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