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| come true to win the jackpot. You probably think | | | | wins of lottery retailers in Ontario, Canada and found |
| that if you win, it will be just a once-in-a-lifetime | | | | that retailers won big jackpots a lot more than you |
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| knew to be, a winning lottery ticket to a retailer to | | | | the lottery retailer to check your tickets. Verify the |
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| camera telling them that the winning ticket was a | | | | be thanking yourself when you get your jackpot |
| loser and, subsequently, went on to claim the money | | | | money. |