In the quaint community of Hammond, nestled just east of Ottawa in Clarence-Rockland, a faint breeze of fortune and gleam of luck now radiate from the homestead of one jubilant retiree. Herein resides Liette Ouellette, a woman who has just had her world utterly transformed. Ouellete is now the latest addition to the burgeoning roster of eastern Ontario’s lottery millionaires, having become the recipient of the $1 million dollar prize from a special Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Draw held on the auspicious date of March 16.
Reveling in the golden glow of her newfound fortunes, Ouellette dutifully shared her winning narrative. She confessed to being a casual player of lottery games, Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 being her usual picks, over the span of several years. “I have ritually checked my tickets,” she said, “blithely using the OLG app on my phone. Yet, I would never have anticipated the earth-shattering revelation, the sudden light of the Big Winner screen immediately searing my senses.”
“It was a moment that transcended belief,” she exclaimed captivatingly. Revealing the cataclysmic joy that shook her being, she joyfully shared, “Disbelief and shock initially gripped me. I turned to my husband, brandishing my phone and blurt, ‘Could this be true? Have I won $10,000?’ To my dizzying delight, he glanced at my device and, with a voice shaking with earned euphoria, replied, ‘Darling, that’s $1 million!'”
The thought of her upcoming fortune need to no longer be a dream, but a reality she envisions planning meticulously. Determined to live a life of comfort and certainty, she spoke of “paying some bills” and hopefully charting out a celebratory trip. “It feels akin to a gust of fresh air,” she said, “breaking the monotony of my daily humdrum. I am brimmed with pure, unalloyed happiness.”
The humble and unassuming purveyor of dreams come true, this time, was none other than Giant Tiger on Laurier Street in Rockland, Ontario. It is this outlet where her destiny altering, winning ticket was procured.
The Lotto 6/49 “Classic Draw” always dangles a tantalizing fixed $5 million lure for its participants. Yet dimensions of destiny and sheer chance take an even more enticing curve with Gold Ball Draw. This provides assurance of a $1 million dollar prize, presenting an ever-growing jackpot, capable of skyrocketing beyond the staggering heights of $60 million. And for now, it allows Liette Ouellette to live out her dreams, with tenacity etched out in every paycheck she receives henceforth.
