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Cheque this out
Cheque this out

Cheque this out

Date6/5/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cheque this out: Terry Kirkham, in front, gives the thumbs up to finding a way to get off the night shift and go shark fishing in Australia -- a $4,998,957.70 cheque for the Lotto 6/49 jackpot -- being held by his friend, Lyle McKenzie. The Hamilton pair held one of two winning jackpot tickets.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024982F
Cheque it out, Marg Huhndorf of Niagara Falls breaks into a winning smile as she shows off the $1
Cheque it out, Marg Huhndorf of Niagara Falls breaks into a winning smile as she shows off the $1
10/8/1987
Cheque it out
Cheque it out
3/28/1988
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
That's a Lotto money! Tourism and Recreation Minister Reuben Baetz, centre, hands over a cheque for $2,226,750
That's a Lotto money! Tourism and Recreation Minister Reuben Baetz, centre, hands over a cheque for $2,226,750
10/4/1982
Victor and Pina Ravenese, at left, beamed happily after they picked up their $277,265 Lotto 6/49 cheque yesterday, as did Henry, Hudson and his fiance(...)
Victor and Pina Ravenese, at left, beamed happily after they picked up their $277,265 Lotto 6/49 cheque yesterday, as did Henry, Hudson and his fiance(...)
4/11/1983
Victor and Pina Ravenese, at left, beamed happily after they picked up their $277,265 Lotto 6/49 cheque yesterday, as did Henry, Hudson and his fiance(...)
Victor and Pina Ravenese, at left, beamed happily after they picked up their $277,265 Lotto 6/49 cheque yesterday, as did Henry, Hudson and his fiance(...)
4/11/1983
No surprise? Elizabeth Langille and her husband Morley hold their cheque for $1
No surprise? Elizabeth Langille and her husband Morley hold their cheque for $1
6/4/1985
A winning smile: How does it feel to hit Lottario paydirt? Great, says Joan Bozzer of Timmins, displaying her cheque for $790,665, I'm taking the rest of the week off
A winning smile: How does it feel to hit Lottario paydirt? Great, says Joan Bozzer of Timmins, displaying her cheque for $790,665, I'm taking the rest of the week off
2/9/1982
Computer picks 'em for Mrs.Picken, A happy Evelyn Picken displays her cheque for the $1.7 million Lottario jackpot. The North York widow, in her late (...)
Computer picks 'em for Mrs.Picken, A happy Evelyn Picken displays her cheque for the $1.7 million Lottario jackpot. The North York widow, in her late (...)
5/26/1986
Bachelor wins $358,484 from lottery, Douglas Heughen, 28, laid off from his laborer's job with the City of Toronto, shows the cheque for his winnings (...)
Bachelor wins $358,484 from lottery, Douglas Heughen, 28, laid off from his laborer's job with the City of Toronto, shows the cheque for his winnings (...)
3/21/1983
Seeing is believing, A cheque for $1,952,095
Seeing is believing, A cheque for $1,952,095
11/2/1987
One happy man, Arthur Lachapelle of Ottawa, a self-employed carpenter and father of two children, is delighted with a cheque for $3.3 million ? his share of a Lotto 6/49 draw
One happy man, Arthur Lachapelle of Ottawa, a self-employed carpenter and father of two children, is delighted with a cheque for $3.3 million ? his share of a Lotto 6/49 draw
10/24/1988