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Thunder Bay man wins $725,000 lottery jackpot

City resident Aaron Potan won big after buying a one-dollar Lottario ticket.
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Aaron Potan of Thunder Bay was all smiles when he picked up his $725,000 windfall at OLG headquarters in Toronto (OLG photo)

THUNDER BAY — A city man's one-dollar investment turned out to be what will likely be the most rewarding financial investment of his life.

Aaron Potan bought a Lottario ticket in a draw that produced a jackpot of $725,755 on Feb. 22.

He purchased the ticket at Alley's Corner Variety on Franklin Street 

Lottario was launched in 1978 as Ontario's first terminal lotto game.



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Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Gary started part-time at Tbnewswatch in 2016 after retiring from the CBC
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