A first-time lottery player from northern Ontario has won an eye-popping jackpot with an eight-digit total.
Juliette Lamour says she plans to keep going to school and will invest most of her winningsJuliette Lamour, an 18-year-old university student from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., won the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot draw that was held on Jan. 7. The prize total was $48,000,000.OLG officials revealed Friday that 18-year-old Juliette Lamour of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., won a $48-million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot draw that took place last month.
Lamour, a biology student at Algoma University, bought her winning ticket at a convenience store after her grandfather gave her the idea.
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