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Eastern Ontario woman wins $2.5M from Lotto 6/49 jackpot

Kerry Vanderploeg of Carrying Place, Ont. won $2.5 million in the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot. (OLG/Handout) Kerry Vanderploeg of Carrying Place, Ont. won $2.5 million in the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot. (OLG/Handout)
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An eastern Ontario woman is celebrating after winning the top prize in the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot earlier this month.

Kerry Vanderploeg of Carrying Place Ont. was announced as the winner of $2.5 million from the July 3 draw.

Her ticket was one of two winners that day who will share the $5 million prize.

Winning the jackpot from the main draw requires getting six out of six numbers selected, including the "bonus" number. The odds of winning are one in 13,983,816, according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).

Lotto 6/49 draws offer the chance to win multi-million dollar jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday for $3 a draw.

Vanderploeg's winning ticket was purchased on the OLG website.

Carrying Place is a community that straddles the border of Quinte West and Prince Edward County in eastern Ontario.

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