Kirkfield resident Wendy Page matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the July 18th Lotto 6/49 draw and won $1 million.
The 61-year-old retired retail worker was at home with her husband when she discovered her win.
“My husband was checking my ticket and suddenly he said, ‘Wendy we did it, we won Encore!’, she said while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. “It was wonderful. I was so excited I couldn’t sleep.”
Page says she would like to travel across the country and do some work around the house — “a new deck and maybe a pool”.
“This is an incredible once-in-a-lifetime moment,” Page said. “I don’t even know what to say, I’m speechless. I can’t even begin to explain how much stress from everyday living has been lifted. It will be so nice to not have to worry. We’re set for life.”
Page purchased her winning ticket at Naturipe Food Market on Portage Road in Bolsover.
