A Shallow Lake woman has won a $250,000 lottery prize.
Wanda Swanson won the top prize playing Instant Crossword Deluxe.
This is her first big win after playing weekly for decades.
She said while picking up her prize in Toronto, “I was at home watching TV when I played my ticket. I started to match a lot of words and I said to my husband, ‘I think I won the big one!’ I had to pull out my phone and double check on the OLG app. I saw the big winner screen and I was shocked! It’s a pretty surreal experience. This win brings me so many wonderful opportunities.”
The mother and grandmother plans to share her winnings with her husband and children and says she looks forward to planning a special bucket list trip with her husband.
The winning ticket was purchased at Econo Gas & Kwik Food Mart on 2nd Avenue in Owen Sound.