Luck rubbed off on an Ontario player after her coworker won a lottery prize.

Oshawa resident Emma Little added Encore onto her lottery ticket, and it paid off. She matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the Lotto 6/49 draw on Aug. 27, 2025, to win $1 million.

The 27-year-old said she has only ever bought 10 lottery tickets in her life.

“I bought this ticket on OLG.ca because my coworker had just won a nice prize, so I thought I’d try it out,” explained Little.

While at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up her winnings, Little shared that she wants to use her windfall to help others.

“I want to make sure the people around me are taken care of,” she said.

Little also plans to get her own place and travel around the world.

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