A Flesherton man has won $100,000 in the lottery.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says in a release Winston (Jarrett) Hawkins of Flesherton won with Instant 21.
Hawkins is a 42-year-old regular lottery player. He says he chose the particular ticket because he likes blackjack.
“I was playing my ticket at home and noticed I got 21 and the dealer got 19. I was surprised but didn’t think it was real,” he explains, “I took the ticket to my sister’s place, and she pulled out her phone and scanned it with the OLG App. It was unbelievable.”
Hawkins and his sister started celebrating, jumping and dancing.
“We took it to the store to make sure I wasn’t dreaming,” says Hawkins.
The next thing he did was call his girlfriend who thought he was joking. Hawkins says, “Calling her was the best moment of the win so far. She always had faith I would win.”
Jarrett plans to celebrate his win with a cottage vacation by the lake with his girlfriend.
“I also plan to pay off my truck and fill it up with gas,” he laughs.
INSTANT 21 is available for $5 and the top prize is $100,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.06. Visit the INSTANT page on OLG.ca for more information on this and other great games.
The winning ticket was purchased at Esso on Sydenham Street in Flesherton.