A 62-year-old Woodstock, Ont., man is $15-million happier and breathing a sigh of relief after his lotto ticket came up with the winning numbers.
Peter Kinsman is the winner of the $15,035,008.70 Lotto 6/49 jackpot from the Feb. 10 draw.
Kinsman told staff at the prize centre in Toronto this win gives him relief and freedom.
“It’s a feeling of contentment,”; he said.
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When he went to check his ticket at the store, Kinsman said he thought the machine was broken.
“I was in disbelief until I brought it to the cashier to check.”;
The win was not just hard for Kinsman to comprehend but his family and friends as well.
“All they said was, ‘Yeah, sure.’ No one believed me!”; he laughed.
Kinsman plans to travel when it's safe to do so again and share his winning with his children.
Lotto 6/49 players in Ontario have won over $13.2 billion in prizes since 1982, including 1,400 jackpot wins and 367 Guaranteed $1 Million Prize draws.
Due to the government-issued lockdown measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, OLG is currently limiting the number of in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to only those that require a face-to-face interview.
OLG said winners with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options and those under $49,999.90 are asked to submit their claim by mail.
