An Oakville resident won $22 million!
56-year-old Garry Myles won the January 18th LOTTO MAX draw. He says he was numb with shock when he found out. “It was a surreal moment. Everyone dreams about winning the lottery but I’m pretty sure no one expects it. It’s unbelievable to think I am the guy whose dreams will come true.”
He’s been playing for about 20-years now, and got the big win thanks to a subscription service with OLG. “I have been buying lottery tickets occasionally for about 20-years, but I had a tendency to forget to purchase tickets ahead of the draws, so I signed up for the lottery subscription on OLG.ca two years ago,” he shared while at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up his winnings. “When I received an email that morning, it looked different than the one’s I’ve received in the past. At first, I thought I won $22 and a Free Play, which I thought was an odd amount to win,” he recalled. “Then I looked again, and I thought I saw $22,000. I kept looking at it and counted all the digits – that’s when I realized I won the jackpot!”
The 56-year-old IT employee said that same morning was his wife’s 50th birthday. “She was wondering why I screamed, so I called her over, showed her the screen and said, ‘Happy Birthday!’ and in the blink of an eye our lives changed for the better.”
They shared the moment with their kids by bringing them to the computer and having them click the link. “They were astonished – I won’t repeat some of the words that they used,” he laughed.
Myles now has a bit of a to-do list, which includes paying off his mortgage, sharing with family members, and travelling. “I’d love to start with a relaxing trip to the beach then I will explore Europe and re-discover music in Vienna, spend some time in Prague, and experience a musical Scottish tattoo.”
