Brampton man's lottery dream comes true as he wins more than $250,000

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Married father of three Alberto Amendola dreamt he won the lottery before he actually did.

The Brampton man picked up a Lotto 6/49 second prize worth $255,160.40 in the Mar. 29 draw.

“On a Saturday night, I had a dream I’d won the lottery,” he told OLG. “The next morning, I told my wife about it – and then, on Monday, I found out it had come true.”

Amendola said he was at the store, scanning his second-to-last ticket, and he “had to do a double take.”

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing! When I first told my wife about my dream, she laughed. But when I returned home from the store and told her I’d won big, she was at a loss for words,” he recalled.

“The next day, we went to the store together to validate my ticket. It went from a dream to reality,” Amendola explained. “How crazy is that?”

He said the win is “truly a blessing” that “couldn’t have come at a better time.”

And Amendola believes there may be another big win on the horizon for him.

“I can’t quite explain it, but I have a feeling something bigger will come my way,” he said. “I’m hopeful I’ll be back here at the OLG Prize Centre soon.”

For now, he plans to pay off bills and maybe plan a little trip for him and his wife.

The winning ticket was bought at Pine Valley Convenience on Willis Rd. in Vaughan.

MISSISSAUGA WOMAN FEELS ‘BLESSED’ AFTER WINNING JACKPOT

Christine Ramsamooj was “feeling overwhelmed” when she won the Poker Lotto All In jackpot worth $113,953.80 on March 29.

The 54-year-old Mississauga woman also won $5,000 on the instant portion of her Poker Lotto play.

“I went to the store to purchase my regular tickets,” Ramsamooj told OLG. “When I asked the clerk for a Poker Lotto All In, I saw the poker hand and the prize amount on the screen. I was shocked.”

“While it was hard to believe, I was very thankful,” she added.

“Feeling overwhelmed, I immediately called my son. I shared the incredible news and asked if he could come meet me. He was shocked too,” Ramsamooj said.

Ramsamooj, who feels “blessed to have won this prize,” said she plans to pay some bills and donate a portion of her winnings.

The winning ticket was bought at Westdale Lottery Services on Dundas St. W. in Mississauga.