Ridgetown's Joseph Fraser holds up his OLG winnings in a photo released by OLG. (Photo courtesy Ontario Lottery and Gaming)Ridgetown's Joseph Fraser holds up his OLG winnings in a photo released by OLG. (Photo courtesy Ontario Lottery and Gaming)
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Scratch Ticket Win For Ridgetown Man

A $3 instant lottery ticket is proving to be a good investment for Ridgetown's Joseph Fraser.

He won a $75,000 top prize after playing the Sweet Cash game.

The winning ticket was bought at Town Variety Plus on Main St. in Ridgetown.

OLG says the odds of winning a prize are one in 3.37. The OLG website shows the odds of winning one of three top prizes of $75,000 is one in 1,071,933.33.

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