Linda Sheikh of Estevan has won $100,000 in the Lotto 6/49 Extra.聽
Saskatchewan Lotteries reported this past week that every Tuesday, Sheikh takes her Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 tickets to the store for a retailer to check. She does not use self-checkers, nor does she check her number online out of habit.聽
Yet, she plays every draw.聽
鈥淪he was surprised to discover that she had captured a $100,000 prize on Lotto 6/49鈥檚 Extra.鈥澛�
Sheikh picked up her winning ticket at Henders Price Watchers Drugs on Fourth Street in Estevan. She said she could not believe her luck when she discovered she had won.聽
鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 believe it. When the retailer put the ticket through the machine, it made a different sound. It sounded like a trumpet.鈥澛�
Upon discovering her good fortune, the Estevan resident went directly to a local charity and made a $500 donation and is now looking forward to putting the majority of the winnings into savings.聽
Saskatchewan Lotteries fundraises for more than 12,000 recreation and community groups.
