Two Windsor-Essex lottery players walk away with $50K each

The start of fall was a little sweeter for two local lottery players.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) announced the winners on Friday, after both had picked up their $50,000 cheques from the Prize Centre in Toronto.

Linda Brugma of Windsor played the Daily Keno Midday game on August 5, and won $50,000.

Linda Brugma of Windsor with her $50,000 prize cheque for playing Daily Keno, at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, August 22, 2025. Photo provided by OLG.

Daily Keno players select a strategy, from a 2-Pick to a 10-Pick, and bet between $1 and $10.

Brugma purchased her winning ticket at the Giant Tiger on Legacy Park Drive in Windsor.

Meanwhile, Sharon Del Bianco of Tecumseh used a scratch-off ticket to win her own $50,000. She won the top prize with the Instant Super Strike game.

The mother of two, an ultrasound technologist, is a frequent lottery player.

"When I checked my ticket at the store and discovered it was a winner, I was in shock and disbelief," said Del Bianco.

Sharon Del Bianco of Tecumseh with her $50,000 cheque at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto. Photo provided by OLG.

She plans to use her winnings to pay off bills.

Del Bianco picked up her winning ticket at a Petro-Canada on Tecumseh Road East in Windsor.