Dreams are as diverse as the people doing the dreaming. Whether rational or emotional, they change depending on your situation or stage in life. But no matter what your dream is, it represents a desire for freedom.
In this special series, we learn what happened the moment a fellow Ontario resident discovered their lottery win and realized that their dreams can come true.
Andria from Innisfil, Ont., won $75,000 playing OLG’s newest experiential lottery game, INSTANT MONEY MACHINE
While Andria, a small business owner from Innisfil, Ont., loves playing OLG INSTANT tickets, it was a gift from her husband during this past holiday season that made her dreams come true.
“It’s a good thing he didn’t know what to get me for Christmas, because he ended up buying me this ticket,” said Andria. “I played my ticket and won a prize. I didn’t know what that meant, so I took it to the store to find out.”
OLG’s new and exciting experiential lottery game, combines popular scratch ticket play and the chance to win instant prizes along with prizes revealed in-store by an animation on the lottery terminal screen and a further chance for winners to enter the at a live event.
The is exactly what it sounds like, a pulse-pounding wind vortex where winners have 30 seconds to grab as many bills as they can — for a guaranteed prize of $25,000 up to $100,000. The game was so new that Andria would be the first OLG winner to step into the machine.
“When I had my ticket validated, the clerk said, ‘OMG! You won.’ They explained I’d won the live event, and I was ecstatic. I called my husband, sobbing with joy while other customers in the store were cheering for me. It was a crazy, exciting moment.”
When the day of the draw came, Andria stepped into the . She was given a 10-second countdown before the timer started giving her 30-seconds to grasp as many bills as possible, knowing this would ultimately determine how much prize money she would be taking home.
“As I was in the machine, the money was flying, and I just needed to grab as many bills as I could” Andria said. “I could hear everyone cheering me on. It was one of the most exciting things. Just brilliant to see my amazing family cheer me on.”
Once all that grabbed money was counted, Andria walked away with $75,000.
“It was great! Very exciting. Seventy-five big ones— woo-hoo,” she said. “I can’t wait for others to enjoy this experience! It was one of the most thrilling things I’ve ever done. It feels fantastic and I’m so thankful.”
And what is Andria’s plan for her $75,000 windfall? “It’s too unreal to decide what to do with this much money. I was expecting maybe $35,000 or $45,000, but $75,000 is crazy. I am so thankful. I am going to keep playing and I hope to do this again.”
Before she became an prize winner, Andria’s husband bought her a ticket. Play in-store or at today.
