A Lotto 6-49 Encore ticket bought at the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County has won big for a Cottam man.
Erwin Etzel claims $100,000 for matching 6 of 7 numbers on the Encore selection.
He says he regularly checks his numbers at the local store when he picks up a paper.
Etzel says “I used the ticket checker and saw the words, ‘Big Winner - $100,000’ flash on the screen. I thought, ‘Cool, I won something.’”
He went back to tell his wife of 41 years, then confirmed the win.
He says it brings them financial security.