Ontario wife one-ups husband's $500 lottery win with $50,000 Instant Bingo prize
An Ontario couple is taking the expression “lucky in love” to a whole other level after they discovered they each won lottery prizes on the same day, although the wife’s pot was significantly more.
Gabriela Engel, from Brampton, bought a $3 Bingo scratch card and decided to buy another one with the change she had left. The daycare worker, who plays Instant Bingo once a week, says that extra ticket paid off because she won the top prize of $50,000 on that ticket.
“I’m so happy I picked that ticket!” the 55-year-old said. “It was a surreal moment.”
When she learned of the exciting news, she immediately reached out to her husband, who had also come into some good fortune.
“He won $500 earlier that day – so when I won $50,000, I had to rub it in his face,” she laughed.
Engel is going to use some of her winnings to pay off bills. She’s also planning a trip to Europe.
“[This is] the most I’ve ever won!” Engel said.
She bought the winning ticket at Avo Convenience Supermarket on Earlsbridge Boulevard in Brampton.
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