Everyone has heard the old adage: 鈥淚f it sounds too good to be true 鈥� it probably is.鈥� It is one that has special meaning for Gordon Otto of Yorkton.
In his case, when he learned something that sounded too good to be true, he checked again 鈥� and again 鈥� and again鈥�
Otto told a Saskatchewan Lotteries representative that he checked his Western 649 lottery ticket from August 19 four times before he dared to believe that he won $50,000.
鈥淚 checked my ticket on the ticket checker,鈥� he said. 鈥淎fter I saw that I won, I took the ticket home and checked the numbers on the website.鈥�
Still unable to 鈥渂elieve his luck鈥� he contacted other lottery number sources to check the ticket.
鈥淚 called my brother-in-law and gave him the numbers to check,鈥� Otto said. 鈥淗e texted me a few minutes later and said, 鈥榊ou鈥檙e so lucky!鈥欌��
Otto felt the need for one more source of verification. He called the 鈥�1-800鈥� number鈥� on the back of the ticket and got one last person to check the ticket for him.
鈥淚 heard the 鈥榳oo hoo鈥� sound on the other end of the phone and then I believed it. I won $50,000!鈥�
With such a fun story to tell, with such a happy conclusion, Otto said he plans to use some of the money to do some renovations around the house and he is really looking forward to a vacation.
He bought the ticket at the Loaf 鈥橬 Jug in Yorkton.
