Ontario man marks third ‘miraculous’ lottery win with $1M prize

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Don’t hate the player, hate the game — but you can be a little jealous of the player.

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A Keswick man is celebrating once again after winning his third big lottery prize — his biggest so far.

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Neil Carter, a retiree, has been playing the lottery with OLG for nearly 40 years but it wasn’t until nine years ago that he won his first prize — $15,000 on an Instant Scrabble scratch ticket.

His second win came less than a year ago in October, thanks to his lucky Lottario ticket that scored him an even bigger prize — $350,000.

But third time was a charm for the father of three and grandfather of seven, who won a cool $1 million on an Instant Millionaire Multiplier scratcher.

“I went to the store for groceries, and while I was paying, I saw two Millionaire Multiplier tickets displayed on the counter,” he said while picking up his winnings at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.

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“I decided to buy both of them.”

Carter played his tickets when he got home and “couldn’t believe” his eyes.

“When I revealed a prize of $1 million, I was shocked,” he said.

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Carter immediately called out to his wife in the other room and “asked her to check the ticket for me on her phone.”

He revealed: “When she scanned it and saw that it was a big winner, she was in disbelief as well. We were both stunned and thrilled at the same time.”

The pair took some time to let it all sink in.

“My wife and I enjoyed an easy day that day. We were both chilling together, still thinking about the winnings after all the excitement,” he said.

His daughters were “very happy” for him, he added.

With the big prize, Carter plans to buy a house and save for the future.

“Being a winner feels miraculous,” he smiled. “You never know if you’ll be the one.”

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