Saying “yes” to Encore paid off for Gregg Wise of Cloyne. He matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the June 22, 2024 Lotto 6/49 draw to win $100,000.
Wise, 62, has been playing the lottery with OLG for nearly 30 years. He is a weekly player who uses OLG’s Quick Pick feature to select his numbers. Wise also makes sure to add Encore to all his tickets. “I stopped at our local variety store to check my tickets and couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” shared Wise, while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to collect his winnings. “I called my wife into the store and got a little emotional.”
“I had to check my ticket at another store to make sure it was real. When the store clerk helped me out with the process, I was in disbelief! I am still feeling that disbelief today,” smiled Wise. “You never expect it to happen to you.”
With his winnings, Wise plans to complete some home renovations and share with his son.
“I honestly have no words,” he said. “It still hasn’t sunk in!”