Mississauga resident won Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $83,720

A lucky Mississauga resident named Zulfiqar Chaudhry won a whopping sum of $83,720 playing Lotto 6/49 drawing on Dec. 3, 2022 

The winning ticket was sold at the CNIB Kiosk in Walmart on City Centre Drive in Mississauga. The store will receive a bonus of $1000 for selling the winning scratch-Off ticket. 

Chaudhry, who works in logistics, said he’s been a regular lottery player for the past 17 years.

“My wife had tears in her eyes, it was such an exciting moment for us to share together.”

He plans to invest in his children’s education and possibly purchase a new vehicle.

Lotto 6/49 is one of three national lottery games in Canada. Lotto 6/49 led to the gradual phase-out of that type of lottery game in Canada.

Winning numbers are drawn by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC) every Wednesday and Saturday, executed with a random number generator.