A huge lottery win has one player cracking jokes — instead of calling in sick, she can now “call in rich.”

Lorna Wilson is a retail worker who lives in Niagara Falls, Ont. The mother and grandmother said she’s been playing the lottery for the past four years. She often buys tickets twice a week, playing her favourite games like Lotto Max, Lotto 6/49, and Plinko.

“I love the interactive element of Plinko when I win an in-store Chip Drop,” she said.

After buying a $5 Instant Plinko ticket, Wilson realized she had won something and headed to the store to have her ticket validated.

“I had a Plinko ticket that I had won a Chip prize on, so I decided to check it at the store after my shift,” she recalled. “As I watched the animated Plinko game on the lottery terminal screen, I was hoping to

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