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O. Paul Jones won $130,000 in March and had to flee from gold-diggers
O. Paul Jones won $130,000 in March and had to flee from gold-diggers

O. Paul Jones won $130,000 in March and had to flee from gold-diggers

Date4/1/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: O. Paul Jones won $130,000 in March and had to flee from gold-diggers.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024821F
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
$130,000 sweepstake winnerS, Leslie Strome, 63, and his wife, Rosina, 66, sit with their daughter, Mrs
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3/26/1969
A real treat: While at the supermarket buying his daughter Tina, 7, a popsicle, Leslie Nascimento checked winning lottery numbers and found he had won $1 million
A real treat: While at the supermarket buying his daughter Tina, 7, a popsicle, Leslie Nascimento checked winning lottery numbers and found he had won $1 million
8/30/1983
Celebration cigars: Lottery winner Samuel Chica, left, holds a cheque for $273,059 with his brother-in-law Cesar Quezada after he bought five newspapers to be sure he had won
Celebration cigars: Lottery winner Samuel Chica, left, holds a cheque for $273,059 with his brother-in-law Cesar Quezada after he bought five newspapers to be sure he had won
8/30/1983
Couple wins $4 million, Ethel MacGregor gets a smooch from husband James as they hold a cheque for $4,051,977 they won in Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw. (...)
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5/19/1987
Dunn's done it - won a Mercedes-Benz, Burlington salesman William Dunn, 40, beams as he displays the $70,000 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL coupe he won with a (...)
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4/21/1986
Not too late: Pensioner A.E. (Bert) Ralph, 76, Shelburne, says he wishes he'd had his $ 100,000 cheque from Wintario 20 years ago. I'd have lived it u(...)
Not too late: Pensioner A.E. (Bert) Ralph, 76, Shelburne, says he wishes he'd had his $ 100,000 cheque from Wintario 20 years ago. I'd have lived it u(...)
10/12/1982
Picking lucky winners, Miss Canada, Blair Lancaster of Burlington, reaches into box held by Olympic Trust president Walter Halder to pick winners of O(...)
Picking lucky winners, Miss Canada, Blair Lancaster of Burlington, reaches into box held by Olympic Trust president Walter Halder to pick winners of O(...)
12/12/1973
David Elliot shows his landlady, Mrs. J. H. MacKenzie, telegraph announcing he's won $26,000 Irish sweepstake prize when horse named Norton Priory fin(...)
David Elliot shows his landlady, Mrs. J. H. MacKenzie, telegraph announcing he's won $26,000 Irish sweepstake prize when horse named Norton Priory fin(...)
3/27/1968
Adding up, Christine Chiu, 37, looks delighted as she displays the Canada Trust ad for the $85,000 Florida home she won by correctly answering a skill(...)
Adding up, Christine Chiu, 37, looks delighted as she displays the Canada Trust ad for the $85,000 Florida home she won by correctly answering a skill(...)
12/17/1984
Joseph Citrullo won $1,000 in weekly Michael Power lottery
Joseph Citrullo won $1,000 in weekly Michael Power lottery
11/21/1970
Mrs. Jean O'brien won $50,000 second prize. She plans to visit Australia
Mrs. Jean O'brien won $50,000 second prize. She plans to visit Australia
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