Mississauga resident Dwayne Reid has about 17.6 million reasons to smile right now.

After matching all six numbers on the Nov. 30 Lotto 6/49 draw, Reid won the jackpot of $17.6 million.

“I scanned my ticket on the OLG Lottery App the morning after the draw. The app went off like crazy and the full prize amount showed up on the screen,” Reid, 39, said in a release.

“I kept scanning my ticket to see if it was for real.”

On top of the $17.6 million, Reid also won $5 from another selection on the same ticket, adding some extra dollars to his grand total.

This isn’t Reid’s first time winning; around four years ago he claimed almost $6,000 from a Lotto Max draw.

Reid has a number of plans for his winnings, the first being his education. He plans to enrol in college in September for a diploma in logistics management.

But his first priority is some vacation time and a new home.

“First I’ll visit family in Jamaica and then I’d like to see Italy and France. This money will help make the experiences truly enjoyable,” he said in the news release.

Reid purchased his lucky ticket at a Shoppers Drug Mart on Jane Street in Toronto.

It’s the same location where he bought his first winning ticket four years ago.

Since its launch in June 1982, Lotto 6/49 players in Ontario have won more than $12.8 billion in prizes, including 1,386 jackpot wins and 305 guaranteed $1 million prize draws.

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Sabrina Gamrot is a reporter with the Mississauga News and Brampton Guardian. Reach her via email: sgamrot@mississauga.net

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