Northern Ont. man claims $100K prize with Instant Plinko ticket

Azilda's Robert St. Onge won $100,000 playing Plinko, continuing a lucky streak for northern lottery winners this summer.

A northern Ontario man is celebrating a major lottery win that scored him $100,000 in Toronto following revealing a Plinko “chip” prize on an instant game ticket.

Robert St. Onge of the Sudbury-area community of Azilda struck it rich playing Instant Plinko (Game #3401), a $5 lottery scratch ticket with odds of winning any prize at 1 in 3.96.

Plinko combines popular scratch play with prizes revealed in-store by an animated chip drop on the lottery terminal screen and potentially, the chance to drop a chip on a real Plinko Board at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, Ont., for up to $500,000

More details about the game can be found on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s website.

OLG did not release any details on the St. Onge’s plans for his windfall, and CTV News was unable to reach him for comment.

“Congratulations, Robert,” the lottery retailer said in a news release on Wednesday.

The winning ticket was purchased at GP Convenience on Notre-Dame Street East in Azilda, OLG confirmed.

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