NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORP. *************************** Take it to the max: Sault Ste. Marie group wins $500,000 in Lotto Max draw TORONTO - Congratulations to the happy group of 12 from Sault Ste.

NEWS RELEASE



ONTARIO LOTTERY

AND GAMING CORP.



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Take it to the max: Sault Ste. Marie group wins $500,000 in Lotto Max draw



TORONTO - Congratulations to the happy group of 12 from Sault Ste. Marie who are jumping for joy after they discovered they won $500,000 in the October 19, 2012 Lotto Max draw.



“We’re all in awe!” says Pirjo Fadock (pictured, left), group member, while at OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to claim their prize. “It’s a surreal feeling!”



They were at work upon discovering their win.



“Three of us checked our tickets against the winning numbers online and that’s when we realized we had the matching numbers!” said one group member. “We started freaking out!”



The surge of emotion rang through the office and within minutes, everyone was celebrating.



“We all started calling our families to tell them the great news!” says Pirjo.



The quirky group of lab technicians and support staff range between 26 years to 65 years of age, and they’ve been playing the lottery together for over a decade.



Group members will receive approximately $41,666 each.



When asked how they will spend their windfall, responses varied from trips to Disney World, paying off student loans and bills, purchasing a new motorcycle, and home renovations.



The winning ticket was purchased at Muio’s Convenience Store on Queen Street in Sault Ste Marie.



Group members:

Laila Dumoulin, Sault Ste. Marie

Ashley Hodgins, Sault Ste. Marie

Debbie Irwin, Sault Ste. Marie

Donna Key, Sault Ste. Marie

Doreen Graham, Sudbury

Doris Graf, Sault Ste. Marie

Lori D’Ettorre, Sault Ste. Marie

Maria Simbirski, Sault Ste. Marie

Marlene Alessandrini, Sault Ste. Marie

Pirjo Fadock, Sault Ste. Marie

Scott Anderson, Sundridge

Tania Cawston, Sault Ste. Marie

OLG is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities.



Since 1975, OLG lotteries, casinos, slots, and resort casinos have generated more than $36 billion for the benefit of the Province of Ontario.



Gaming proceeds support Ontario's hospitals, amateur sport, recreational and cultural activities, communities, provincial priority programs such as health care and education, and local and provincial charities and non-profit organizations through the Ontario Trillium Foundation.



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