Brantford Widow Hits 6-49 Jackpot

Thursday, 5 July 2012 07:34

A Brantford man, off work with a back injury, won't have to worry about his financial future anymore. 55-year-old Terry Hostikka won the June 30th Lotto 6-49 jackpot worth over 16-million dollars. Hostikka didn't know that he had won until Wednesday morning when he used the self-serve ticket checker and then had his ticket validated. He says he began "shaking like a leaf" at the windfall. He's a car buff and plans on buying his dream car, a Dodge Challenger, and says he'll buy both a new and classic model. His only regret is that his wife, who passed away 3-years-ago, isn't around to enjoy the jackpot.

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