THUNDER BAY -- The Fort William Rotary House Lottery has made Easter weekend a little sweeter for six lucky ticket-buyers.
On Friday organizers announced the first six early bird draw winners, each taking home a $1,000 prize. All six tickets will be put back in the grand-prize draw, which takes place on Thanksgiving.
The top prize is a five-bedroom home worth $642,047. Tickets are 92 per cent sold a month into the draw period, with about 1,300 of the 16,000 remaining.
The early bird winners are:
1) Cindy Luhtala #5344
2) Cheryl Berst #8192
3) Janice Amadeo #955
4) Kate Allen #8804
5) Brent Tocheri #12468
6) Adriana Foresto #10436