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Windsor Retiree Scores 100K Playing Encore

am800-news-douglas-beaton-encore-winner-windsor-june-17-2021-1.15439315 am800-news-douglas-beaton-encore-winner-windsor-june-17-2021 (Windsor, Ont.'s Douglas Beaton poses with his $100,000 cheque for playing Encore in the March 27 Lotto 6/49 draw (Photo courtesy of the OLG))

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Saying "yes" to Encore landed a Windsor, Ont. man $100,000 playing Lotto 6/49.

Douglas Beaton matched the last six of seven numbers in order in the March 27 draw, according to the OLG.

The 62-year-old retiree says he learned he won after 11:30 p.m. on a weeknight.

He says he couldn't resist calling family and friends to share the news because he, "had to tell someone."

Beaton plans to invest his winnings.