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Cambridge father $125K richer after Big Instant Spin win

Mario Costa Amaral plans to pay some bills and travel when it’s safe
CambridgeToday Staff
2021-05-26 - OLG winner The Big Spin_IG3100_$125,000_Mario Costa Amaral of Cambridge
Mario Costa Amaral of Cambridge.OLG

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION
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TORONTO – Congratulations to Mario Costa Amaral of Cambridge for winning $125,000 with THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game (Game #3100).  

Mario, a 54-year-old father, said he likes to play the lottery and when he saw THE BIG SPIN ticket, he wanted to give it a try.  

“I checked the ticket while I was at the store. I was very happy! This win has changed my life,” he shared.  

Mario plans to pay some bills and travel when it’s safe. “I’m beyond excited,” he concluded.  

In accordance with government-issued lockdown measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, OLG is currently limiting the number of in-person prize claim appointments at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to only those that require a face-to-face interview. Customers with prizes over $50,000 are asked to call 1-800-387-0098 to discuss available prize claim options. Prize claims up to $49,999.90 should continue to be submitted by mail. The health and safety of our customers and employees remains our top priority and OLG looks forward to providing future updates on the availability of in-person prize claims.

THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game is an exciting $5 game that combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated spinning wheel on the lottery terminal screen and potentially, an in-person spin on THE BIG SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.  

THE BIG SPIN INSTANT game has three fun ways to win:    

  1. SCRATCH – To win an instant cash prize of $5 to $100,000 or a SPIN prize.      
  2. WATCH – If the prize won is SPIN, visit any OLG retail location to validate the ticket and watch the animated wheel spin on the lottery terminal screen. Every “SPIN” is a guaranteed win! SPIN prizes range from $10 to $10,000 or a BIG SPIN.       
  3. SPIN – If the animated wheel stops on “BIG SPIN,” the prize won is an actual spin on THE BIG SPIN Wheel at the OLG Prize Centre for a guaranteed prize of $100,000 to $500,000!  

The winning ticket was purchased at Circle K on Hespeler Road in Cambridge.

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