92-year-old Ottawa woman wins big with $50K lottery prize, plans to buy new dining room set

Anneliese K. of Nepean won $50,000 in the Feb. 14 Lotto 6/49 draw. (OLG/Provided)

A 92-year-old Ottawa woman will be celebrating with a new dining room set after scoring $50,000 in the lottery on Valentine’s Day.

Retired flower shop owner Anneliese K. of Nepean won the prize in the Feb. 14 Lotto 6/49 Super Draw.

“I always play the same set of numbers. One of them is the age I was when I came to Canada – 19,” she shared while visiting the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Prize Centre in Toronto to collect her winnings.

Anneliese says she discovered her win during a routine trip to the grocery store.

“When I checked my ticket, I saw a bunch of zeros and said, ‘Oh, there must be something wrong with this machine,’” she said.

“I asked a grocery store worker for help because I couldn’t believe it. They told me I won and I just started shaking.”

She then called her daughter and told her to “go out and buy the biggest roast beef you can find – I just won $50,000.”

“I feel wonderful,” she said. “Sharing the news with my family was even better than the win itself.”

Outside of a new dining room set, she says she plans to share the prize with her grandchildren.

Anneliese purchased the ticket at Metro on Merivale Road in Nepean.

The Feb. 14 Lotto 6/49 Super Draw featured 20 guaranteed $50,000 prizes in addition to its regular jackpot draws.

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