Toronto grandmother wins $10.6M lottery prize: ‘Proof it can happen to anyone’
Posted May 17, 2023 2:37 pm.
Last Updated May 17, 2023 2:42 pm.
A 66-year-old woman from Toronto is $10.6-million richer after she won the grand prize through Ontario’s LOTTO 6/49.
The OLG said Xiaomin Han of North York had occasionally played the lottery for the last few years. Her win was from the September 10, 2022, draw.
The retired mother and grandmother said she was initially skeptical before reality set in.
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“I couldn’t believe the number in front of me, so I called my sister to have her verify it was real,” Han said.
The 66-year-old said she plans to buy a new house and a new car and hopes to travel Europe.
“I feel calm but excited to be a winner. I’m proof that it can happen to anyone.”
Han’s winning ticket was purchased at JJ Smoke Centre on Yonge Street in North York.
