Peterborough resident Christina Dicosmo is more than $44,000 richer after winning the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation’s 50/50 lottery for January/February.
Dicosmo won the grand prize of $42,472.50 when her ticket number D-1817142 was drawn on Thursday (February 17). Dicosmo also had the choice of a bonus prize of either a $2,500 Resorts of Ontario gift certificate or an additional $2,000 in cash. She chose the cash bonus prize, making her total winnings $44,472.50.
Since the lottery launched last fall, over $200,000 has been awarded. Previous grand prize winners include Mary Overholt, Judy Johnston, and Wendy Bianco.
The next PRHC Foundation 50/50 lottery, presented by Peterborough Subaru, is now underway. Tickets are on sale online only at prhcfoundation5050.com, where you can buy 10 tickets for $10, 40 tickets for $20, 160 tickets for $40, or 400 tickets for $75. Ticket buyers must be 18 years of age or older and in the province of Ontario to play.
The more tickets you purchase, the greater your odds of winning. Half of all the ticket sales in the 50/50 lottery go the PRHC Foundation to support equipment and technology at the hospital that the government doesn’t fund.
The lottery runs until midnight on Thursday, March 31st with the grand prize winner drawn the following day. The grand prize consists of the jackpot, which grows every time more tickets are purchased, plus a bonus prize of a $2,500 Resorts of Ontario gift certificate or $2,000 cash.
Ticket buyers are also automatically entered in two early bird draws of $1,000 each, which will be held on “WINter Wednesdays” on March 3 and March 17.
For more information about the PRHC Foundation, visit prhcfoundation.ca.
