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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
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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
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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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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(...)
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11/13/1979
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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