What Luck! Teen Becomes Canada¡¯s Youngest To Win Rs 2.9 Billion Lottery In First Attempt On Birthday

The destiny of an 18-year-old Canadian teenager changed after winning a mammoth amount of CA$48 million (or Rs 2.9 billion, approximately) from a lottery ticket she bough for the first time.

Youngest Canadian To Win Such A Huge Amount

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Juliette Lamour, from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, was announced as the winner later last week by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC), making her the youngest person to win tens of millions of Canadian dollars.

¡°While there have been other 18-year-old lottery winners across Canada in recent years, no one has won as much as Juliette,¡± the company said in a statement, as per The Independent.

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Bought The Ticket On Her 18th Birthday

Lamour, who bought the ticket on her 18th birthday at the suggestion of her grandfather, said she had forgotten about it until she heard the news that someone from her home town had won the 7 January draw.

She said, ¡°I just turned 18 and my grandfather suggested I buy a lottery ticket for fun.¡±

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¡°When I went to the store, I wasn¡¯t sure what to ask for because I had never bought a ticket before, so I called my dad who told me to buy a Lotto 6-49 quick pick," she revealed.

¡°I still can¡¯t believe I hit the gold ball jackpot on my very first lottery ticket.¡±

How She Found Out About The Win

The university student went on to describe how she found out while at work, and that her colleague ¡°fell to his knees in disbelief¡±. Although she was told she could leave work early, her mother insisted she stay and finish her shift, as per The Guardian.

18-year-old Lamour said she plans to invest most of her winnings with the help of her father who is a financial adviser. She is keen to travel once she finishes her studies but said she wanted to return to northern Ontario to continue studying to become a doctor to practice medicine and give back to her community.

¡°Once school is done, my family and I will pick a continent and start exploring,¡± she said. ¡°I want to experience different countries, study their history and culture, try their food, and listen to their language.

¡°Money doesn¡¯t define you. It¡¯s the work you do that will define you¡±, the $48 million lottery winner said.

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