Braeside Resident Spins Her Way to $650,000 as the First Top Prize Winner with OLG's Newest Lottery Game - THE BIGGER SPIN Français
TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - Only a few short days after the launch of the new INSTANT game THE BIGGER SPIN, a bigger version of the popular THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game, we have a first top prize winner. In front of her family and friends, Gina Barriault of Braeside took a spin on THE BIGGER SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to win $650,000! Gina was the first top prize winner of OLG's new THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game (#2124).
"I enjoy playing THE BIG SPIN, so when I heard there was a new version of the game, I bought a couple tickets the first day they were available," shared Gina, a retired support service worker. "I played my tickets at home while enjoying a cup of coffee. When I saw the 'SPIN' prize, I knew I had to go back to the store. I expected I'd win $10 or $20."
Gina was shocked when she saw the virtual wheel on the lottery terminal land on a 'BIGGER SPIN' prize. "I froze. And then realizing I won big, I started jumping around and squealing!" she laughed. "I still didn't know exactly how big my prize could be, so I pulled out my glasses and started frantically reading the back of the ticket."
While coming to Toronto to take her spin on THE BIGGER SPIN Wheel was a highlight for Gina, she has some other special travel plans in mind for her windfall. "I was born in Newfoundland, so I've been planning to see the musical 'Come from Away,' but now I'll be going to see it in New York City!"
Gina, 54, also plans to treat her partner of 30 years to a new truck and BBQ. "We're nature lovers so a new boat is on our minds as well."
The mother of two and grandmother of five also plans to help her family.
"I'm a regular lottery player but I never expected this to happen to me!" concluded Gina.
THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game is an exciting new $10 game that combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated spinning wheel on the lottery terminal screen and potentially, an in-person spin on THE BIGGER SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.
THE BIGGER SPIN INSTANT game has three fun ways to win:
- SCRATCH – To win an instant cash prize of $10 to $150,000 or a SPIN prize.
- WATCH – If the prize won is SPIN, visit any OLG retail location to validate the ticket and watch the animated wheel spin on the lottery terminal screen. Every "SPIN" is a guaranteed win! SPIN prizes range from $10 to $150,000 or a BIGGER SPIN.
- SPIN – If the animated wheel stops on "BIGGER SPIN," the prize won is an actual spin on THE BIGGER SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre for a guaranteed prize of $500,000 to $1,000,000!
The winning ticket was purchased at Circle K on Madawaska Street in Arnprior.
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