Cash or Gold? This Lottery Winner Almost Tossed Away a Life-Changing Prize
Imagine scratching a lottery ticket… and almost throwing away a gold bar. That’s exactly what happened to one lucky woman in Canada.
Stéphanie Adam, a woman in her 30s from Mauricie, Quebec, stopped by a local convenience store and picked up a $20 scratch-off called La course aux lingots. The game offers a pretty unique top prize — a one-kilogram gold bar.
At first, though, she thought she lost.
“I didn’t realize the number 14 I had was actually a winner,” she said.
A split-second decision changed everything
Right before tossing the ticket in the trash, something told her to double-check. She opened the Loto-Québec app and scanned it.
That’s when everything flipped.
- 🎉 Top prize winner
- 🪙 One-kilogram gold bar
- 😲 Nearly thrown away by mistake
Instead of trash, she was suddenly holding a major win in her hands.
Gold bar or cash? Tough call…
According to the rules, Stéphanie had a choice:
- Take the gold bar, or
- Walk away with $150,000 in cash
She had 10 business days to decide after claiming the prize.
In the end, she kept it simple and chose the cash payout.
Still can’t believe it
When she went to the Loto-Québec headquarters in Montreal to claim her winnings, the moment still didn’t feel real.
“I almost threw the ticket out! Good thing I scratched the little symbols,” she said.
Where it all started
Her lucky ticket came from a neighborhood stop:
- 📍 Proxi Extra Pérade convenience store
- Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec
- 310 Boulevard Lanaudière
Moral of the story? Always double-check your tickets — you never know when you might be holding a small fortune… or even a bar of gold.
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