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Twelve years of faithful ticket buying finally paid off for Andrew Helmy ? yesterday he picked up his $2
Twelve years of faithful ticket buying finally paid off for Andrew Helmy ? yesterday he picked up his $2

Twelve years of faithful ticket buying finally paid off for Andrew Helmy ? yesterday he picked up his $2

Date3/4/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Twelve years of faithful ticket buying finally paid off for Andrew Helmy ? yesterday he picked up his $2.5 million lottery win. It was a long wait, said the 32-year-old Mississauga restaurant manager, but it was worth while. The father of a 6-year-old daughter drove
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025043F
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Lottery pool pays a Million, Their 2-year-old company lottery pool finally paid off for these George Wimpey Construction workers when their number cam(...)
7/31/1978
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
Striking it rich: Joseph Guidette holds up the $1 million cheque he received after buying himself an Ontario Instant Millionaire ticket last week
Striking it rich: Joseph Guidette holds up the $1 million cheque he received after buying himself an Ontario Instant Millionaire ticket last week
3/16/1992
That's a $4 million smile, Michele Tullo, a 64-year-old Toronto janitorial contractor, shows off the cheque for $4,065,870 he picked up at the Ontario(...)
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1/29/1987
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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
This Cupid's struck it rich, After Leandro Beuilacqua of Hamilton picked up his lottery winnings of $365,000 at the Toronto Lottario office yesterday,(...)
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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
Pastry chef picks up some dough, Willowdale baker Fred Rybicki, 45 has always dreamed of buying a little cottage and digging a garden. He plans to mak(...)
Pastry chef picks up some dough, Willowdale baker Fred Rybicki, 45 has always dreamed of buying a little cottage and digging a garden. He plans to mak(...)
5/30/1983
Suky Bacvic: His $50,000 in tickets won him $1,300-and a trip he couldn't take
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A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, an(...)
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3/24/1974
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