{"id":186326,"date":"2025-02-14T13:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=186326"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:01:08","slug":"muskoka-resident-wins-250000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/muskoka-resident-wins-250000\/","title":{"rendered":"Muskoka resident wins $250,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandra Budhu\u00a0of\u00a0Gravenhurst\u00a0is\u00a0$250,000\u00a0richer after winning a top prize with\u00a0INSTANT MONOPOLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Badhu, a mother of three, is a regular lottery player with OLG. Although she had previously won a prize of $250, nothing could have prepared her for the thrill of winning a top prize with INSTANT MONOPOLY!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t until I checked my ticket using the OLG app that I realized I\u2019d won,\u201d Budhu said, while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to claim her winnings. \u201cI scanned it a few times to be sure. I was shocked\u2014I just couldn\u2019t believe it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I told my husband and my kids, they were so happy for me. My husband said, \u2018You deserve it,\u2019\u201d Sandra smiled. \u201cThis has been a very exciting experience. You can only win if you have a ticket!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With her windfall, she plans to pay some bills, invest, and share with her children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning ticket was purchased at Mighty Mart on Muskoka Road South in Gravenhurst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OLG supports safe play and wants to keep the fun in the game. That\u2019s why OLG is proud to be a leader in promoting responsible gambling with our globally recognized&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.playsmart.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PlaySmart<\/a>&nbsp;program.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandra Budhu\u00a0of\u00a0Gravenhurst\u00a0is\u00a0$250,000\u00a0richer after winning a top prize with\u00a0INSTANT MONOPOLY. 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