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Newly widowed Newmarket dad of 6 celebrates $100K lottery win

Saying he felt like his wife 'was there helping me with this win,' Neng Chao plans to put his windfall toward paying some bills, his daughter's education and a new vehicle for his parents
Neng Chao of Newmarket
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Congratulations to Neng Chao of Newmarket who won $100,000 with Point Spread, Football List #3295.

Neng, a 44-year-old father of six, said when he scanned his ticket using the OLG App, he was in shock to discover he won. “I felt like my wife who recently passed away was there helping me with this win. I loved her so much,” he shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his winnings. “I was so happy to share this good news with my children. They were jumping for joy.”

Neng plans pay some bills, pay for his daughter’s education and share his win with family. “I’ll also help my parents purchase a new vehicle – they’ve been driving the same one forever.”

“This is a great, amazing feeling,” he concluded.

Point Spread is a sports game where you pick teams to cover or beat the spread. When playing Point Spread, you can wager $2 to $100 on 2 to 12 games. The more teams you correctly wager on, the more you can win.

OLG is booking in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. As there are limited appointments, we strongly encourage those witch claims between $1,000 and $49,999.90 to submit their claims online or mail them. Submitting claims online is fast, secure and enables OLG to process the claim in a timely manner. Customers with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options.

The winning ticket was purchased at Newmarket Smoke Shop on Yonge Street in Newmarket.

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