One lucky sports fan not only got to celebrate his team’s victory, but also ended up winning much more in the lottery than he expected.
Gregorio (Greg) Cardelli, 56, a resident of King City, is a regular lottery player. However, the sports fan said he always chooses to play Proline, a $5 bet game that lets people bet on their favorite team.
“I just play football games,” he explained. “I come from a football family.”
Cardelli was glued to the game, which was a real nail biter.
“We watched the nerve-racking game and it came down to the last second,” he recalled. “I knew I won straight away – my family burst into cheers!”
Gregorio (Greg) Cardelli / OLG
Although Cardelli knew he had won, he wasn’t quite sure exactly how much. The retail worker said he was asleep when his family woke him up, no doubt excited after discovering he had won far more than they expected.
Cardelli woke up to some incredible news: he won $122,846.30.
“We were shocked to see that I won so much. We went crazy,” he said while at the OLG Prize Center in Toronto to collect his cheque. “My family started their wish lists.”
Cardelli already has plans for his winnings: he is going on holiday to Italy with the whole family.
“It feels really good,” he said.
The winning ticket was purchased at Fountain Esso on King Road in King City, Ontario.
