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$100,000 winner in the Wintario lottery took his ticket to Queen's Park to collect today instead of going to work
$100,000 winner in the Wintario lottery took his ticket to Queen's Park to collect today instead of going to work

$100,000 winner in the Wintario lottery took his ticket to Queen's Park to collect today instead of going to work

Date6/13/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: $100;000 winner in the Wintario lottery took his ticket to Queen's Park to collect today instead of going to work. Boss Leroy Bearss; 64; is a factory mechanic who is due to retire July 1. The other $100;000 prize is still unclaimed.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025122F
$100,000 winners collect cheque today at the Wintario offices on Bloor St
$100,000 winners collect cheque today at the Wintario offices on Bloor St
6/27/1975
Holding $100,000 cheque, Joseph Tierney smiles at his daughter, Patricia, 25, at Wintario lottery office in Toronto today. Tierney, 62, a retired Bell(...)
Holding $100,000 cheque, Joseph Tierney smiles at his daughter, Patricia, 25, at Wintario lottery office in Toronto today. Tierney, 62, a retired Bell(...)
11/4/1975
A dream comes true: Jack and Lean Shepard beam at their 2-year-old grandson, Kenny, after picking up their $100,000 Wintario lottery cheque today at the Wintario office
A dream comes true: Jack and Lean Shepard beam at their 2-year-old grandson, Kenny, after picking up their $100,000 Wintario lottery cheque today at the Wintario office
5/14/1976
An office bash for Wintario winners, Six Toronto Star circulation department employees plan to celebrate a winning $100,000 Wintario ticket with a $1,000 office party for their fellow workers
An office bash for Wintario winners, Six Toronto Star circulation department employees plan to celebrate a winning $100,000 Wintario ticket with a $1,000 office party for their fellow workers
4/3/1978
$100,000 lottery winner Sanor Nagy, 48, of Hamilton, weeps with excitement after Wintario Cheque
$100,000 lottery winner Sanor Nagy, 48, of Hamilton, weeps with excitement after Wintario Cheque
7/25/1975
Socking it to Wintario, Fred Nash of Cornwall wracked his brian trying to think of a safe place to keep his $100,000 Wintario ticket
Socking it to Wintario, Fred Nash of Cornwall wracked his brian trying to think of a safe place to keep his $100,000 Wintario ticket
5/16/1977
She returned to work yesterday after learning she had won $100,000 top prize in Wintario lottery, but Ludmilla Naarsmaa says her husband wants her to (...)
She returned to work yesterday after learning she had won $100,000 top prize in Wintario lottery, but Ludmilla Naarsmaa says her husband wants her to (...)
11/14/1975
Twice lucky? Daniel Skellett of London and his wife, Bonnie, have picked up ther $100,000 Wintario cheque but they aren't stopping there. Skellett more tickets from vendor Clem Ferreira. [Incomplete]
Twice lucky? Daniel Skellett of London and his wife, Bonnie, have picked up ther $100,000 Wintario cheque but they aren't stopping there. Skellett more tickets from vendor Clem Ferreira. [Incomplete]
10/15/1979
That's not chicken feed, Waving cheque and wearing his $100,000 smile after claiming one of the two top prizes in Thursday's night's Wintario lottery (...)
That's not chicken feed, Waving cheque and wearing his $100,000 smile after claiming one of the two top prizes in Thursday's night's Wintario lottery (...)
7/11/1975
$100,000 win ends money worries, Switchboard operator Helen Rodgers, 60, of Ottawa, flashes cheque for $100,000 she won in Thursday's Wintario lottery
$100,000 win ends money worries, Switchboard operator Helen Rodgers, 60, of Ottawa, flashes cheque for $100,000 she won in Thursday's Wintario lottery
9/20/1976
Homeless but happy, Maria Pede (left) had to flee from her Mississauga home Sunday but her husband, Bernadino, took his Wintario ticket along, and yes(...)
Homeless but happy, Maria Pede (left) had to flee from her Mississauga home Sunday but her husband, Bernadino, took his Wintario ticket along, and yes(...)
11/13/1979
Showing how he can tell what number and series are printed on Wintario lottery tickets without opening the sealed packages, Bob Good-day lines up enve(...)
Showing how he can tell what number and series are printed on Wintario lottery tickets without opening the sealed packages, Bob Good-day lines up enve(...)
8/12/1975