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When Lisa Wilton’s husband bought her a CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery ticket last November, he noted that the gift would be a flop if she lost or a dream if she won. It turned out to be the latter.
The 45-year-old woman from Woodlawn in rural west Ottawa learned Wednesday afternoon she is the winner of the lavish Minto home and other prizes worth than $1.7 million.
“I’m numb, I don’t know how I feel,” said Wilton, an educational assistant who works with special needs children. “I was saying that I’ve never won anything, nothing.”
Wilton was home sick when she received the call from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
“I thought it was someone just playing a prank,” said Wilton with a raspy voice.
Wilton spoke to the Citizen while en route to the new home with her husband, Jesse, an HVAC technician, and their two sons, ages 20 and 24. The home is located in Mahogany, Minto’s community in Manotick, and boasts 5,181 square feet of living space with an iron-and-wood staircase, dramatic two-storey family room, home theatre and outdoor living space with hot tub and fireplace.
Last year, Wilton lost her father to cancer just two months after his diagnosis. They suffered economic hardship with two broken-down vehicles, and the 13-year-old family dog died.
“We had bad luck after bad luck and on New Year’s Eve we were pretty happy to say good bye to 2014,” said Wilton. “So this is pretty incredible.”
The grand prize package includes $100,000 cash, a 2015 Cadillac ATS, housecleaning services and $5,000 worth of groceries.
Their small community a few kilometres north of Dunrobin will be abuzz in coming days, given that Woodlawn residents Carol and Charles Nagy won the second prize of cash, a car, a cruise and other items worth more than $166,000.
Ottawa resident Kosta Pezoulas was the winner of the 50/50 draw. The jackpot reached a total of $1,041,400, which means Mr. Pezoulas takes home $520,700.
“It’s a bit of a shock,” said Pezoulas, a teacher and coach who supports the lottery every year. “I’ve never won anything before except for a toaster (in the CHEO lottery) but it was years ago. And I was laughing with CHEO about that and they said, ‘Well you can buy a lot of bread now to toast.’ “
CHEO Foundation president Kevin Keohane announced the top three winners from the KPMG offices on Elgin Street.
He said while not everyone can win a prize, simply buying the ticket brings its own reward.
“If you bought a ticket, you are a winner (because) you helped us” said Keohane. “We are going to do incredible things and we couldn’t do it without your support.”
A list of all winning ticket numbers will be printed in the Citizen and Le Droit on Friday. Ticket holders can also check online at www.dreamofalifetime.ca as of 5 p.m. on Thursday. All winners will receive a confirmation letter from KPMG within two weeks outlining how to claim their prize.
The 2014 draw was a sellout, with more than 65,000 tickets sold. The lottery set another record for money raised with more than $3 million brought in for research, training and equipment.
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The 45-year-old woman from Woodlawn in rural west Ottawa learned Wednesday afternoon she is the winner of the lavish Minto home and other prizes worth than $1.7 million.
“I’m numb, I don’t know how I feel,” said Wilton, an educational assistant who works with special needs children. “I was saying that I’ve never won anything, nothing.”
Wilton was home sick when she received the call from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
“I thought it was someone just playing a prank,” said Wilton with a raspy voice.
Wilton spoke to the Citizen while en route to the new home with her husband, Jesse, an HVAC technician, and their two sons, ages 20 and 24. The home is located in Mahogany, Minto’s community in Manotick, and boasts 5,181 square feet of living space with an iron-and-wood staircase, dramatic two-storey family room, home theatre and outdoor living space with hot tub and fireplace.
Last year, Wilton lost her father to cancer just two months after his diagnosis. They suffered economic hardship with two broken-down vehicles, and the 13-year-old family dog died.
“We had bad luck after bad luck and on New Year’s Eve we were pretty happy to say good bye to 2014,” said Wilton. “So this is pretty incredible.”
The grand prize package includes $100,000 cash, a 2015 Cadillac ATS, housecleaning services and $5,000 worth of groceries.
Their small community a few kilometres north of Dunrobin will be abuzz in coming days, given that Woodlawn residents Carol and Charles Nagy won the second prize of cash, a car, a cruise and other items worth more than $166,000.
Ottawa resident Kosta Pezoulas was the winner of the 50/50 draw. The jackpot reached a total of $1,041,400, which means Mr. Pezoulas takes home $520,700.
“It’s a bit of a shock,” said Pezoulas, a teacher and coach who supports the lottery every year. “I’ve never won anything before except for a toaster (in the CHEO lottery) but it was years ago. And I was laughing with CHEO about that and they said, ‘Well you can buy a lot of bread now to toast.’ “
CHEO Foundation president Kevin Keohane announced the top three winners from the KPMG offices on Elgin Street.
He said while not everyone can win a prize, simply buying the ticket brings its own reward.
“If you bought a ticket, you are a winner (because) you helped us” said Keohane. “We are going to do incredible things and we couldn’t do it without your support.”
A list of all winning ticket numbers will be printed in the Citizen and Le Droit on Friday. Ticket holders can also check online at www.dreamofalifetime.ca as of 5 p.m. on Thursday. All winners will receive a confirmation letter from KPMG within two weeks outlining how to claim their prize.
The 2014 draw was a sellout, with more than 65,000 tickets sold. The lottery set another record for money raised with more than $3 million brought in for research, training and equipment.
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