A St. Catharines mother of 6 has won $250,000 on a scratch and win ticket.
Lisa Kerel purchased the Instant Lucky Aces scratch ticket at the Wlecome Variety Store on Carlton Street in St. Catharines.
“I was at the store to cash in small winnings from a handful of scratch tickets,” shared Lisa while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto where she picked up her winnings. “I decided to buy two INSTANT tickets and I played the games right there at the store.”
Lisa won $10 with the first ticket she purchased. “When I scratched the second ticket I thought I saw $250,000. I figured the only way to be absolutely sure was to use the ticket checker. I scanned the ticket and saw ‘Big Winner’ and the prize amount. I stood there, trying to take it all in!”
Lisa is already making plans for her windfall. “We have six kids under the age of 11. This windfall could be spent easily and many different ways. Most importantly though, our four girls and two boys could all end up going to university and we need to be ready for that.