Ontario woman says she was too shocked to tell her mother she'd won $60M Lotto Max jackpot
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An Ontario woman said she was left so speechless after learning she had won a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot, she couldn't even tell her mother the good news during their 30-minute drive home.
An Ontario woman said she was left so speechless after learning she had won a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot, she couldn't even tell her mother the good news during their 30-minute drive home.
A release issued Friday by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced Richmond Hill resident Camellia Kazemi Talachi is the province’s newest multi-millionaire.
The OLG said Talachi found out she was the winner of the Nov. 29 jackpot after checking her ticket nearly two months after the draw.
Talachi said she stopped by a gas station on Monday and checked her ticket while her mother waited in the car.
“I saw my life pass before my eyes as I stood there in shock. I kept thinking, ‘Is this real?’ I couldn’t concentrate and started to shake,” Talachi said in a statement. “The clerk, who was very excited for me, helped calm me down so I could go back to my car without worrying my mom that something was wrong.”
Talachi said she drove home for 30 minutes without telling her mother the life-changing news.
“I was quiet. I was not talking, I was listening and concentrating on how I could tell my family that I have $60 million,” she said.
