'I was shocked and excited as I tried to wrap my head around the amount. Once she was back home and had Ontario Wi-Fi back in her life, Laurie finally logged into her account and found out that she had indeed become a millionaire. 'I had to put the news out of my mind to enjoy the rest of my trip,' she admitted. What did she do next? With the zen of Buddhist monk, Scott simply put the news on the backburner and enjoyed her vacation.
It seemed I’d won the jackpot, but I couldn’t believe it was real until I saw it for myself,' she explained. 'I contacted OLG to get more information, but I had to log into my account to know for sure. While collecting her cheque at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, the Lotto Max winner explained that she had received an email from OLG while travelling, but due to being outside of Ontario, she couldn't log into her account to check what it said.
If that wasn't sweet enough, the newly minted millionaire actually won her prize 'automatically' thanks to her Lotto Max subscription with OLG, which purchased her ticket for her while she was on vacation.