THUNDER BAY -- Maggie Silvey's weekend just got a little brighter.
The Thunder Bay woman got the phone call thousands of people were waiting for on Friday morning, learning from Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation president and CEO Glenn Craig she'd won nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.
Silvey is the grand prize winner of the September Thunder Bay 50/50 draw, taking home a jackpot worth $742,288. It's the second largest of the eight jackpots awarded since the lottery began earlier this year.
“I needed some good news, and this is really good news.” she said, after picking up the phone on Friday morning, “It’s going to change my life. We dug up a horseshoe yesterday, and I thought it’d be lucky. I guess it was."
She's already decided how she'll spend some of the money.
“I’m going to buy a house and expand my business.” she shared, “I want to live in the country, and there’s a farm I’ve had my eye on."
It's likely the lucky horseshoe will hang above her new doorway.
The lottery fund continues in October, with five early bird draws, including a pair of $2,000 prizes on Oct. 15 and a $5,000 prize on Oct. 12. Tickets are on sale at www.thunderbay5050.ca.
The draw date is Oct. 29.
To date the hospital foundation has raised more than $5 million.
