NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION
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Bingo! Mahtab Khalili of Aurora won $250,000 with Instant Bingo Multiplier (Game #3072).
A 47-year-old receptionist, Mahtab said playing Instant Bingo and Instant Crossword have kept her entertained during the COVID-19 pandemic. She discovered her win when she was out running errands one day.
“I used the Ticket Checker to check some tickets in my purse,” she explained while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her cheque. “The first two were not winners but I scanned the third one and out of the corner of my eye I saw a train of numbers on the screen!”
Mahtab started to shake. “Another customer noticed that I was pale and asked me if everything was OK. I was shocked – we scanned the ticket again and started to celebrate with the store clerk,” she recalled.
Mahtab plans to explore her financial options as she wants to make her winnings last. “I’m going to be careful with my winnings and hopefully buy a house,” she smiled.
“It feels so unreal. You always think it will happen to others. Once it happens to you, you are dizzy and in shock and start to question your reality,” she concluded.
OLG is now accepting in-person prize claims by-appointment only for customers with prizes of $1,000 or more who wish to claim at the OLG Prize Centre.
To best protect customers and staff, OLG has put in place appropriate health and safety protocols in accordance with guidelines from public health officials, which include physical distancing measures, the mandatory use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the pre-screening of visitors before granting entry.
Players should contact the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options or to schedule an appointment.
INSTANT BINGO MULTIPLIER is available for $10 a play and the top prize is $250,000. Odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.49.
The winning ticket was purchased at Regency Variety & Gift Center on Yonge Street in Aurora.
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