A teenager from Ontario had beginner’s luck on her side, winning her first major lottery prize.

Minden resident Haleigh Alessandra Bettencourt-Ferraro is $75,000 richer after winning a top prize with Instant Gingerbread Bucks.

The 18-year-old won the hefty lottery windfall on the very first ticket she ever played. Bettencourt-Ferraro was given the ticket as a Christmas gift from her great-aunt.

“I played the ticket at home in my living room,” she recalled during her visit to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Prize Centre in Toronto to claim her winnings.

“When my mom scanned it on her phone and realized I’d won the top prize, she and I were both in disbelief. It was such a wonderful moment — my hands started shaking, and I was completely flabbergasted!”

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