A retired grandmother from Canada has scooped a $100,000 lottery prize on a date that already held special significance for her family.
Cathy, of Petawawa in Ontario, secured the windfall in the Lotto 6/49 Encore draw held on June 10, 2026.
It came on the same day she and her husband marked 37 years of marriage.
The mother of five with 14 grandchildren described her experience to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation as "amazing and overwhelming".
Encore is an add-on lottery game that, for or $1 per play, offers players an extra chance to win additional prize funds on their ticket.
"I always add Encore to my tickets," she explained whilst collecting her cheque at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto.
"When I first checked my ticket using the OLG app on my phone, I didn't believe it.
"I thought the app was broken!"
Cathy secured the windfall last month
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Her victory came from correctly matching the final six of seven Encore numbers in precise sequence.
The winning ticket was purchased at a Becker's convenience store on Petawawa Boulevard in her hometown.
She intends to put her unexpected anniversary gift towards a holiday and set aside funds for the future.
The pensioner is among several Canadian mothers to enjoy recent lottery success.
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Cathy is a mother of five from Petawawa in Ontario
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Maude Simard, who lives in Quebec, discovered she had won $1million last month whilst preparing for a house move.
She collected her prize just one day before relocating to her new property.