THUNDER BAY - A Thunder Bay woman has won $518,418 in the latest instalment of the Thunder Bay 50/50 draw.
Christa Piscopo was informed on Friday of her good fortune.
“Are you kidding me right now?” she asked, after taking a phone call from Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation president and CEO Glenn Craig.
“I'm not kidding you,” Craig said.
“I never thought I'd ever win,” an emotional Piscopo responded, adding she and her partner had just bought a house.
“This is going to help us so much. We're selling two houses. My mother-in-law ... is coming to live with us. We're scrambling to get everything done, so this is going to be so helpful.”
The hospital's proceeds from the draw are put toward new equipment. To date, over 19 monthly draws, the hospital foundation has given out more than $13.7 million in grand prizes.
Tickets for the September draw are now on sale at www.thunderbay5050.ca. Ticket buyers must ben in Ontario at the time of purchase.
