Kitchener $100K lottery winner plans to invest, save for retirement

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Jan 18, 2022 03:02:02 PM.

Spending $1 turned into $100,000 for Douglas Campbell.

The Kitchener man matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the Lottario draw on October 16, 2021.

He checked his ticket using the OLG App on his phone. “It felt awesome!” he shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his cheque.

Campbell plans to invest his win and save for retirement.

The winning ticket was purchased at Mac's on Bleams Road in Kitchener.

 

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