A Walpole Island resident is celebrating a $100,000 scratch ticket win by building a new home.
Ricky Kewayosh says he's been playing the lottery for the past 20 years and happened to choose the winning ticket, simply because it was new in the display.
He won the top prize on the Instant 5X The Cash.
“When I was playing my ticket and revealed the number 49 and saw the corresponding prize, my mind started racing," said Kewayosh while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his winning.
When Kewayosh shared the news about his big win, he says his family didn't believe him at first.
“They were surprised and happy for me,” said Kewayosh. “I’m going to use this money to build a house. I have land and now I have the money to build a nice house for my daughter.”
The winning ticket was purchased at Mac’s on McNaughton Avenue in Wallaceburg.
“I’ve never dreamed this would happen – it feels great,” said Kewayosh.
