A resident from Southern Alberta pockets a $100,000 prize after purchasing a scratch-and-win ticket.
** Scratch-and-Win Ticket Hits Big for a Pincher Creek Resident **
Meaza Bilal, a resident of Pincher Creek, hit the jackpot! Thanks to a $5 50x The Cash scratch ticket, she bagged a whopping $100,000.
Bilal purchased her lucky ticket from the Shell gas station in her hometown. In a news release by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, she shared her amazement, confessing, "I'm still in shock. I've never won anything like this before."
After scratching the barcode on her ticket and scanning it, Bilal was in disbelief. "I checked it again at another store just to be sure," she said.
Bilal, who describes herself as a regular lottery player, has her eyes set on a new path for the $100,000 windfall. She plans to take some classes and save the rest. Living in the moment and savoring her newfound fortune, she says she's not ready to make any hasty decisions.
The exact odds of winning the $100,000 prize on a $5 50x The Cash ticket aren't publicly disclosed. However, based on general scratch ticket odds and the available information, the odds are estimated to be around 1 in several hundred thousand to 1 in a million. The exact odds can be found on the back of the ticket or on the official lottery website.
One thing's for sure, Meaza Bilal's life has taken a significant turn for the better, all thanks to a little lucky scratch! So, maybe luck is just around the corner for you too!
Meaza Bilal's win of $100,000 from the 50x The Cash scratch ticket at the Pincher Creek Shell gas station has created a buzz in the local casino-and-gambling scene, and news outlets are reporting big-wins stories. Inspired by Bilal's luck, lotteries players might be considering their own shot at a life-changing moment.
