Mountain resident Gayle Zolaturiuk says she has always believed you only need to buy one lottery ticket to win. As it turns out, her one ticket for the March 2 Lotto 6/49 draw was the golden ticket for the $30 million jackpot.
“Each week I only play one Quick Pick and one Encore,” said Zolaturiuk, who cashed in her winning ticket last Friday.
“I always said that you just need one ticket! But I was still in disbelief when I checked my ticket and discovered that I was the winner of the big jackpot.”
“I checked the numbers online and my heart started racing. I just couldn’t believe it. I kept looking at it again and again to make sure I was really seeing what I was seeing,” she explained. “I called OLG to find out what to do and then went to my local store to validate the ticket. I tried to stay calm throughout this process though.”
Zolaturiuk recently adopted a stray black cat and she chalks up her luck to her new lucky charm.
She said her priorities will be taking care of her family, going on a much-needed vacation for a few weeks and then shopping around for a new home.
The winning ticket was purchased at Big Bear Food Mart on Limeridge Road east of Garth Street.