Laid Off Ottawa Workers Win The Lottery

On Friday, the 18 winners, 10 of whom had gotten pink slips 48 hours earlier from their employer, software company Smart Technologies, went to pick up their cheques totaling $7M. Each person received approximately $400K, which is roughly equivalent to 15 years worth of their gross pay. The group had been playing the lottery each week for five years.

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