Elizabeth Trafford, from Fergus – a small locality located north of Guelph – won the big batch of $ 40 million in the Lotto Max during the draw on December 10, 2024.
This text is a translation of an article by CTV News
As she recovered her check, Ms. Trafford said that she was following her usual Saturday morning routine when she stopped in her local service station to check her tickets.
“The first appeared as not being a winner,” she recalls. “The second exploded the store’s machines – they all triggered at the same time. All I saw was “big winner! Big winner!” “
She admits that she was in shock and that she was shaking a little.
Ms. Trafford then went to her car and immediately called her son. Once she managed to convince him that she was not joking, he rushed.
-“This is the most wonderful situation there is, because what any parent wants is to be able to offer something wonderful to his children. They will have a beautiful house, and will inherit him with the lot, and I think it is really a very important thing. ”
She added that she had always wanted to travel and that she could now do it. She had already planned a trip to South Africa before the big victory, but now she widens this trip and adds some additional destinations to her list.
“The people I told about, and it was incredibly moving for me, said to me:” If someone deserves this, it’s you “,” said Trafford, a tremolo in the voice, she who held her tears.
Once the reality has started to win, Ms. Trafford was a team to ensure that her ticket was safe and that her earnings could be used in the best possible way.
“There are so many things that I can do and I want to make the same in a significant way. In the coming months, I will work with the team I have formed to identify and give the causes and interests that are close to my heart. ”
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