For Pelham retiree, a $100,000 lottery jackpot earned him a big kiss
Published March 1, 2023 at 12:15 pm
If a Pelham retiree had to pinch himself, it was only to make sure he wasn’t dreaming his $100,000 lottery win.
Joseph Karolyi, 69, of Fenwick matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the Jan. 21 LOTTO 6/49 draw to score the big win.
“I buy lottery tickets every Monday and Friday. When I gave this ticket to the cashier, the machine froze and made a noise I never heard before,” he shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his windfall.
“When I saw I won $100,000 I couldn’t believe it. It was like a dream – so surreal!”
Karolyi said the win didn’t quite sink in until he went home and told his wife. “She looked at me with tears in her eyes and gave me a big hug and kiss.”
“My wife had a dream about winning a few months ago. She woke me up and said, ‘You won’t believe what my dream was about,’” he said.
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He plans to invest and help his daughter, who is his priority. “I feel very blessed,” Joseph concluded.
The winning ticket was purchased at Avondale on Canboro Road in Fenwick.
