Six Ontario family members win $500,000 in OLG Lotto Max: ‘I was shell shocked’
Posted January 4, 2023 1:37 pm.
Last Updated January 4, 2023 1:38 pm.
Six family members from Toronto, the GTA and Ottawa are celebrating after winning $500,000 through an Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Lotto Max draw in October.
Family members Siobhan Quinlan of Ottawa, Andrea Merrick of Toronto, Barbara Quinlan of Mississauga, David Merrick of Toronto, David Quinlan of Mississauga and Shannon Steele of Ottawa explained to the OLG that they play the lottery together when the jackpot is large and individually all the time.
The winning ticket is from the draw on Oct. 7, 2022.
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Siobhan said that Shannon had chosen the ticket and the family instructed her on which numbers to play.
“I am so excited thinking of all the opportunities,” Siobhan said. “I got the phone call and was shell-shocked,” added David Quinlan.
Some members of the family plan on paying their bills, while others admitted to saving it. The big family win comes one day after three Costco employees from the GTA won $1 million through the Lotto Max Draw.
Lotto Max is $5 per play and draws take place Tuesdays and Fridays.
