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$5M lottery win eases the painNews Story
Paul Jaques thought a car crash 21 years ago made a big change in his life after it permanently injured his back. Now, it has taken a backseat to a winning, $5 million Super 7 ticket. We were going to stop him from going to physiotherapy because we couldn't afford it anymore, Jaques' wife, Cheryl, said at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s prize centre yesterday. And now, they won't have to stop. It's given me security, the 41-year-old North York man said. I got rear-ended by a
Oct 21, 2008, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket has all the numbers, but 7 seconds lateNews Story
Joel Ifergan came within seven seconds of becoming a multi-millionaire, and he's ready to go to court to claim his windfall. Mr. Ifergan bought a lottery ticket one night at 8:59 p.m., but Loto-Qu bec's computers processed and printed it only after the draw's deadline at 9 p.m. It turned out to be a winning ticket but it popped out of the machine too late. Now, Mr. Ifergan is suing Quebec's behemoth lottery corporation for $13.5 million, saying that the machine's time lag cost him his shar
Oct 8, 2008, 6:54 pm - Lottery News

Ottawan wins $2.5M in lotteryNews Story
Carolyn Tweede has become Ottawa's latest millionaire after winning $2.5 million in last Friday's Super 7 lottery. After buying a ticket every week, for quite a few years, the longtime Ottawa resident said she discovered Monday that she had finally got a winning ticket, her first win ever. Mrs. Tweede, 62, said there will be no major lifestyle changes for her and her husband. We're just gonna help our kids and invest it, she said. We'll maybe take a trip or two, she laughed. Sev
Sep 19, 2008, 11:24 am - Lottery News

Couple loses 'lucky' lottery numbers, wins $27 millionNews Story
Etobicoke couple win fortune with a set of Quick Pick numbers Liz and Doug Kinsman of Etobicoke have a Friday night ritual and it won them $27 million. It was just a Quick Pick. Just chance. But it garnered them the big Super 7 lottery prize of $27 million plus $10 extra on the ticket as a bonus number. We feel fantastic ... we're kind of numb still, Doug Kinsman said today. It's the magnitude. A million or $2 million is one thing but $27 million ... it hasn't sunk in yet,
May 27, 2008, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Elks Club members in fight over $21M lottery winNews Story
It may have once seemed like a dream come true, but a winning lottery ticket has turned into a nightmare for 21 people in Okotoks, Alberta. On Nov. 23 last year, the 21, all patrons or employees at the local Elks Club, chipped in $5 each to buy tickets for that night's Super 7 draw, one of which proved to be worth $20 million. The members of the group should each have received more than $900,000 by now, but a dispute has arisen over who is entitled to a share. While they attempt to sort
Jan 16, 2008, 10:05 am - Lottery News

Vancouver lottery winner loses in divorce caseNews Story
A $10 million lottery windfall brought an estranged Vancouver couple back together. But eight years later, the marriage wound up in divorce court with a sticky issue to be resolved: What should be done with $2.2 million in an account the husband claimed was for his personal use? In granting their divorce last week, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Heather Holmes ruled the $2.2 million must be split between Minh Kien Le, 58, and his ex-wife, Mai Huong Cao, 55. The couple escaped with their two
Apr 17, 2007, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Ex-lovers settle bitter fight over $12.4 million lottery winNews Story
Man pays off woman to resolve civil lawsuit Ludmila Konickova hadn't known him long. They'd met 18 weeks earlier through an Internet dating service, but she claims it was a trusting and committed relationship. She also claims she gave her 52-year-old boyfriend, Kenneth Garbe, $20 to buy a lottery ticket for the June 2 Super 7 draw, saying she took it on faith he would pass on any winnings. The ticket was a $12.4 million winner. But Garbe tells a different story about the ticket, sa
Nov 29, 2006, 10:42 am - Lottery News

$5 Million lottery jackpot won by Canadian miltary womenNews Story
A group of Canadian Forces women is getting a $5 million payout on Tuesday, but it isn't from the government. The eight women, who are civilian staff members at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in eastern Ontario, bought the ticket that had the winning numbers for Friday's Super 7 lottery. The jackpot divides to about $650,000 for each of them. The women said they hope their win will spread some good cheer among people at the base and soldiers participating in the Afghan mission especial
Sep 12, 2006, 5:51 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner thought he'd won $12,000, ticket worth $12 millionNews Story
On Tuesday, Ken Garbe was told he had won $12,000 in the Lotto Super 7. Without his glasses, Garbe couldn't see the numbers himself, so he believed the lottery retailer at Park Royal Mall who checked his ticket. It turns out the retailer missed a few digits. Garbe's total winnings from the June 2 draw were $12,399,976 the biggest jackpot so far this year, said Tamara Ibbott, spokeswoman for B.C. Lottery Corp. Garbe, 52, purchased the lucky ticket at Oakridge Mall. The winning numbers
Jun 12, 2006, 9:00 am - Lottery News

Quebec man wins $30 million in lottery, says he doesn't want to changeNews Story
A 48-year-old accountant who has just pocketed more than $30 million after winning a lottery says he's not sure he's going to give any money to his siblings. Yves Dubeau, an amateur painter for more than 20 years, quit his job Monday and said he wants to open an art gallery where his own paintings and those of his friends can be viewed. Dubeau won $30,011,440, which one Loto-Quebec spokesman called the biggest-ever payout for one person in a Canadian lottery. Of the amount, Dubeau has deci
May 3, 2006, 12:45 pm - Lottery News