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Wiarton resident wins a million dollar lottery prize

By Janice MacKay
January 7, 2021 - 5:53pm

A Wiarton resident is one million dollars richer after an encore win in a Lotto Max draw.

Choong-Kyu Park matched all seven ENCORE numbers in order to win the October 6, 2020 draw.  The married father of two said he checked his ticket using the OLG Lottery App and immediately called his wife.

The 49-year-old has some special plans for his windfall. “I’m going to purchase the convenience store I currently work at,” he smiled

The winning ticket was purchased at Petro Canada on Berford Street in Wiarton.

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