Sault Ste. Marie man claims $100K prize in Encore draw

A Haileybury man, Yvon Laramée, won $500,000 on an Instant Gold Crown ticket and Sault Ste. Marie's Reginald Francis also won $100,000 on Encore in a May draw.

Saying “yes” to Encore paid off for one Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. resident earlier this year.

Reginald Francis matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the May 21 Lotto 6/49 draw to win $100,000.

Encore offers 22 ways to win and can be played in conjunction with most lottery draw games for an extra $1. There are two Encore draws every day.

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

OLG did not provide any details on what Francis planned to use the windfall for and CTV News has not been able to contact them to learn more about the win.

The winning ticket was purchased at Millie’s Mini Mart on Goulais Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie, OLG confirmed.

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