An Ontario lottery player is proving how it pays to check your pockets for spare change after it led him to win a huge prize.

Guelph resident Matthew Young matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the April 11 Lotto Max draw to win $100,000.

The transportation industry worker has been playing the lottery with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for nearly five years.

He enjoys playing Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, and Ontario 49, using OLG’s Quick Pick feature to make his selections. This was his first major win.

“I was on my way home when I decided to stop for gas. While my partner was filling up the tank, I went into the station to buy a Lotto Max ticket,” Young recounted while visiting the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to claim his winnings. “Luckily, I fou

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