TORONTO, ON – Life is a little more “grand” for Farhad Farhadi-Amineh of King City. He matched all five main numbers plus the Grand Number to win a top prize of $1,000 a day for life with DAILY GRAND in the October 19, 2023 draw. Farhad opted for the lump sum prize of $7 million.
Farhad, a husband and father, said he is a regular LOTTO 6/49 player. He had some smaller wins that he used to purchase his DAILY GRAND winning ticket.
Farhad checked his ticket on the OLG app and saw the Big Winner screen appear. “I didn’t believe it at first and asked my wife, ‘What does this mean?’ She told me to go check it at the store. We were both so shocked and started talking about what this means for us.”
He plans to pay off his mortgage and take time to figure out next steps. “I want to maintain privacy and peace. To me that is most important.”
“I feel so thankful for this blessing,” Farhad concluded.
DAILY GRAND is a national lottery game with a top prize of $1,000 a day for life for matching the five main numbers plus the Grand Number. The second prize is $25,000 a year for life for matching the five main numbers. DAILY GRAND is $3 per play and draws take place on Mondays and Thursdays.
The winning ticket was purchased at Shell on King Road in King City.
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