$570K win for Toronto-area woman in hospital draw

The Health Sciences North 50/50 draw for January was won by a Toronto-area woman who took some advice from friends and bought tickets in support of the Sudbury hospital foundations just hours before the draw was held.

HSN Foundation, the NEO Kids Foundation, the Northern Cancer Foundation, and the HSN Volunteer Association were excited to announce that January’s HSN 50/50 take-home jackpot of $570,642 has been won by Ms. M. Vogl of Toronto (ticket # AF-29285642), said a news release.

For privacy reasons, Ms. Vogl declined a photograph, said the release. Vogl said her decision to buy a ticket for the Sudbury hospital draw was something that happened by chance at almost the last minute.

“I knew I wanted to buy tickets for a health care lottery and friends of mine from Sudbury had mentioned the HSN 50/50 previously,” said Vogl.

“I checked my emails on Jan. 31 and there was a message that the HSN 50/50 deadline was approaching and thought, why not!” Vogl logged her ticket purchase at 8 p.m. on Jan. 31, just four hours short of the January ticket deadline.

“I feel so lucky.

The jackpot will definitely help me pay off some things and still have plenty left over to share with my family and make some memories," Vogl said.