Sometimes, winning the lotteries can come in the best possible time. Such is the case of a group of Canadian employees who work at a manufacturing plant in Ottawa. They managed to win the big $7 million jackpot at the Lotto 6/49 on the exact same they when their employer announced massive layoffs. State lottery

18 employees of SMART technologies, including 10 who got layoff notices, were part of the group who managed to win the big jackpot. Lottery winning numbers

Colin Willard worked there for 7 years and was trying to balance cell phones on each year after the news came that the group had the winning ticket. He had just returned to work last week after a back problem kept him at home for half a year, and he received a “shocking” layoff notice. However, Thursday morning, while was in the company’s parking lot, he became the first to learn of the win. Lottery checker

“I started to shake, vibrate in my seat, and then I had to get out and tell some of the people that were in, and no one believed me,” Colin Willard stated.

Tony Mather, his colleague and friend, joined him for a celebratory drink on that evening. The men were extremely excited but already had plans with the money and were very down to earth.

“We all know that $400,000 doesn’t make you rich. That comfort zone for the rest of your life is the nice story,” Tony Mather, 50 years old, stated.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation confirmed that the winning ticket was held by a group of players from Ottawa. A lottery spokesperson stated that all the winners will have to undergo a verification process when they come to cash in the ticket.

Colin Willard said the group will go to Toronto next Friday to claim their prize. Their company currently employs 300 people, but gave layoff notices for 200 of them.

Even though the prize will be claimed by a lot of people and each winner’s share won’t be that high, all the members of the group have declared themselves happy and said it could not have come at a better time. It’s great to see that the lotteries could actually help you just when you need it the most.

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