A Milton woman could hardly believe her eyes after checking her Lotto Max ticket at a local pharmacy.

Paramjit Walia scored a second prize in the July 25 draw worth $89,171.

Walia, who works in manufacturing, is a longtime OLG lottery player and has scored a few smaller wins over the years. But nothing could have prepared her for the thrill of her recent windfall.

Walia, 56, had an unforgettable moment when checking her ticket at the pharmacy.

“The machine froze, and I was so excited,” she recalled in an OLG news release.

Walia shared the news with her son.

“He believed me immediately and said I was so nonchalant,” she recalled. “Honestly, I still didn’t believe it myself. We’ve kept the news pretty quiet and have been continuing on with our regular day-to-day routines.”

Walia will

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