100 Mile House Free Press, June 15, 2012

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Kim Ohrling of 100 Mile House is the latest lottery winner in British Columbia after scratching a winning Set for Life ticket.

Lottery has woman “Set for Life” Arlene Jongbloets Free Press

Hairstylist Kim Ohrling of 100 Mile House is feeling like a cut above the rest after winning the top prize on a BC Lottery Corporation Set for Life Scratch and Win ticket. The lucky ticket was one of three she purchased on a whim on June 3 at a Kamloops drug store, while in town for a hair show. It remained untouched until June 6 when she was back at home, alone, enjoying a cup of coffee. “I wasn’t sure at first when I scratched

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it and had to look at it a few times. I called my husband (Ed Ohrling) and told him that he’d better come home, but he didn’t believe it either.” The couple took the ticket to the local Husky gas station to have it checked. “The woman at the counter was so excited. Her terminal shut down and she made a call to the Lottery Corporation.

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I was able to talk to a rep and was told what to do.” The prize is $1,000 a week for 25 years or it can be taken as a lump sum payout of $675,000. After giving it some serious thought, the couple has decided to have weekly winnings deposited into an annuity, which will be saved for retirement. “It secures our future,” Kim says, adding she wasn’t a regular Scratch and Win player before her windfall. “I used to buy tickets several years ago and never won anything. Now I’m thinking, ‘holy smokes, I guess people really do win’.”

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