‘My heart is so full’: Ontario resident wins Lotto 6/49 $44M jackpot - BERITAJA

Emidio S. is from a mini municipality and said he ne'er had large dreams.

That’s why he was flooded pinch emotion erstwhile he learned he won the Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $44 cardinal from the March 11 draw, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced Friday.

“I’ve ever been grateful for what I had, and now I person moreover much to beryllium grateful for,” he said during his victor ceremony astatine the OLG Prize Centre successful Toronto. “I ne'er thought this would hap to me. Now, I judge it. My bosom is truthful full.”

As galore do, Emidio was listening to the power connected his early commute to activity successful Jarvis, Ont., about 50 kilometres southwest of Hamilton, erstwhile he heard that the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball prize had been won successful Ontario, but he didn’t perceive the amount.

“I would usually hold until I sewage to activity to cheque my email because I bargain my lottery tickets connected OLG.ca,” he said. “But thing told maine to extremity the car and cheque correct away.”

After checking his email and seeing six zeros, Emidio didn’t spell into work.

“I signed retired of my OLG.ca account, logged backmost in, and saw the $44 cardinal fig again,” he recalled. “I couldn’t wrap my caput about it! Finally, I said to myself, ‘I’d amended show my wife.’”

Emidio said his woman useful 12-hour days, sometimes without a time off, truthful his first privilege is to return her connected vacation.

“We utilized to recreation a spot earlier COVID, and conscionable seeing her relaxing connected a formation backmost past was axenic joyousness for me. I could image her looking retired complete the water without a attraction successful the world. I conscionable want to spot that look of relaxation and joyousness connected her look again.”

The mates besides scheme to usage immoderate of the money to thief their kids.

“I’m hoping they’ll beryllium capable to unrecorded retired their ambitions and careers connected their ain terms, alternatively than simply moving to salary the bills,” Emidio said.

“I’ve ever focused connected wellness and happiness for my family and loved ones,” he added. “Now I get to thief the group who are about important to me.”