Woodbridge Man Wins $1 Million on Lottery Ticket, Initially Thought It Was $10

Shock doesn’t even begin to cover the myriad of emotions one recent lottery player experienced after learning about his life-changing win.

Abinesh Thiyagarajah is a 36-year-old who lives in Woodbridge, Ontario.

The transportation worker said he’s been playing the lottery for the past decade and especially enjoys playing Instant games.

While picking a ticket one day, he decided on the $10 Instant Jackpot Multiplier because he said, “I was drawn to this ticket because of the $1 million prize.”

After purchasing his ticket, he decided to play his ticket while at the store and paused: he won $10. Or so he thought.

“At first, I thought I won $10 — but when I did a double take, I was shocked,” he said.

Thiyagarajah had won the Instant Jackpot Multiplier top prize worth $1 million.

“I turned to the cashier but couldn’t talk at that moment. I pointed at the ticket, and the clerk was so excited for me,” he said, describing the life-changing moment.

“He gave me a bottle of water and told me to have a seat.” For Thiyagarajah, the win means peace of mind: the windfall will allow him to be debt-free.