Rosemary Pereira from Kenora, ON is the lucky winner of the April Thunder Bay 50/50 Grand Prize draw, bringing home a whopping $754,885. Rosemary bought a $20 ticket bundle earlier this month.
“I just went through a knee replacement and I’ve been in so much pain this past month… I thought ‘I need something good in my life!’,” says Rosemary. When asked what she is going to do with her winnings, she replied “I’ll probably share!”
Rosemary explained that she’s been purchasing tickets for the monthly draw for a while now, and on the last Friday of the month, she’s always waiting to hear who the jackpot winner is around 10:00 am (because of the time change in Kenora). However, today, it was the furthest thing from her mind, and the phone call she received from Glenn Craig, President and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, was definitely a surprise.
The Thunder Bay 50/50 is a monthly draw in which proceeds go towards purchasing vital equipment and making upgrades at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and its satellite programs across Northwestern Ontario. April is Cancer Month, so all proceeds from this month’s draw will go towards equipment upgrades and improvements in the cancer centre.
Rosemary received her knee replacement in Kenora through the Hospital’s Regional Orthopedic program, where physicians travel from Thunder Bay to perform surgeries at regional sites at different hospitals across Northwestern Ontario. In 2016, the Foundation supported the purchase of specialized Operating Room equipment to facilitate the start-up of this program. Kenora was one of the sites.
“The community support of the Thunder Bay 50/50 has been incredible, and making the phone call to let someone know they just won three-quarters of a million dollars is such a thrill!,” says Glenn Craig. “We have ticket purchasers from all across Ontario, many of who have ties to our Hospital, and they’ve allowed us to purchase some really great equipment to help improve healthcare in our region.”
May Draw Now Open
May’s draw will feature an exciting Long Weekend Early Bird Blitz with four $2400 prizes drawn on Friday, May 20, and the grand prize jackpot happening Friday, May 27. Tickets for the May 2022 jackpot are now are available online only at www.thunderbay5050.ca.
Ticket packages as follows:
- $10 for 5 numbers
- $20 for 30 numbers
- $50 for 150 numbers
- $75 for 300 numbers (Best Value)
** Tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 26, 2022 to be eligible for the Grand Prize draw on Friday, May 27, at 11:00 a.m.
Questions about the draw can be sent to info@thunderbay5050.ca. Ticket purchasers must be present in Ontario to purchase and 18 years old or older. The Thunder Bay 50/50 continues each month with the Grand Prize drawn on the last Friday of the month.
Video Caption – Glenn Craig, President and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation contacts Rosemary Pereira, letting them know they won the April Thunder Bay 50/50 Jackpot.