April 1, 2016
Toronto, ON – “I hid that winning ticket under my carpet then realized that wasn’t sensible so instead I stuck it under a lamp,” laughed Maurice De Gennaro of Toronto, OLG’s newest $60 million jackpot winner from the March 18, 2016 LOTTO MAX draw.
Maurice began his Saturday like most other Saturdays, running errands and finally arriving back home at lunchtime where he checked his one LOTTO MAX ticket. “I was sitting at the kitchen table and found the winning numbers on my phone. I wrote them down, then checked my ticket. I saw every single number match up and said out loud – I’ve made a mistake. There is no way I won.”
Maurice went to his computer next and checked the numbers again, stared at the screen then his ticket, then the screen, then his ticket. “I started shaking, broke out in a sweat and thought, this is all too much. And that’s when I tucked the ticket under the carpet,” he recalled.
Easter Sunday was the day Maurice decided he couldn’t keep the news to himself any longer. “At Easter dinner with my sister and nephew, I pulled out a photocopy of my ticket and said – it appears that I won a substantial amount of money but I’m not entirely sure. My sister thought I was joking. I needed my nephew Richard to see for himself. He must have checked that ticket a thousand times,” smiled Maurice. “Then, believe it or not, we just went ahead with our Easter celebration, like nothing had happened.”
Maurice loves to travel and knows this win will take him on many incredible journeys. “My dream is to pick up where I left off after a vacation in Europe two years ago suddenly ended when I broke my arm and leg. I was sightseeing in France and snapping photos when I tripped on some stairs. Now, I can return to France, a country I love. Then it will be on to the rest of Europe, taking my time, seeing the sites and just coming and going as I please,” he smiled.
The winning ticket was purchased at St. Clair News and Lottery on St. Clair Avenue in Toronto.
Click here to see the winning numbers for this draw on LotteryCanada.com
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Congratulations on your win, I would imagine by now you have bought a small Villa in France and enjoying life to the fullest.
Congratulations ! It’s just about a miracle to pick the right numbers I’ve been playing for years and no luck enjoy your win and your many trips and blessings you will bestow on many of your family and friends Enjoy Roger Wb Armstrong
Hi, have a good day ahead with a plenty of joy!
If you need a travel companion let me know.
Congratulation on your win
Mr. Maurice De Gennaro, congratulation for your very happy win and enjoy your journey with a lot of joy!
Lord turns his eyes on your side…..
God bless
Live happy
Thank you
So lovely..I hope your a very happy man traveling and living the dream..have fun for me k
Donate half to a high quality charity. Do some good work for the poor, weak, and sick in society.
Congrats & I hope you are very happy!!! Hugs:)
I have dreamed of this. I have a large family and have payed awake at night thinking how I would divide a large win. WOW. Doris
You are one lucky man, congratulation! ! may your journey be filled with happiness, laughter and wise decision. Enjoy! !
2 years on and I hope, for your sake, that the win indeed brought you some joy, happiness and gave you the freedom to do pretty much anything you want.
I also hope you avoided the many pitfalls of sudden, massive wealth. That you’ve managed to hang on to the important & true relationships with family & friends and that you’ve had a chance to settle in, slow down and be yourself.
Live well.
Enjoy!!! Spread joy and love!!!! May you be inclusive of the whole universe in your joys!!!
Awesome…totally awesome it would be cool if u bought me and my little girl maybe a Lamborghini suv just to keep it practical and a college fund for her would be pretty slick I must say , but congrats to the fullest on this insane amount of money that u have fallen into travel safely