Until today, Shannon Farsted had never won anything in her life.
So when Really Important Fund-raising Event Lady Nicole Mosley (shown) called Shannon at work tonight to tell her she'd just won the grand prize in the Algoma Family Services Foundation Great Escape Dream Draw, the local greenhouse worker thought someone was pulling a prank.
No way. SooToday.com can assure you this is very legit, Shannon.
We were there when your ticket was drawn, and you've just won your choice of a 2006 Jayco Fifth Wheel and a 2006 Ford F150 4X4 Super Cab, or $65,000 in cash.
Eventually, Shannon was persuaded that she'd actually won something and she indicated she'd be huddling with her hubby to decide whether to take the truck and trailer or the cash.
Here are 15 other lucky holders of winning tickets:
$1,000 winners
- Lillia Faubert #07027 - William Moore (Echo Bay) #00966 - Lisa Carter #03839 - Terri Schoenberger #05914 - Brian Abernot #08610
$500 winners
- Art White #09100 - Ed and Pat Skalecki (Kirkland Lake) #10775 - Sarah Neveau (Goulais River) #01780 - Cher Luxton #03672 - Terry Charette #00809 - Nathalie Lamoureaux #01402 - Richard Austin (Nairn Centre) #09419 - Mary Korab #00889 - Alvin Simon #00766 - Sid Jones #10214
Grand prize winner
Shannon Farsted #06426