When Travis Lagasse dropped by the store in 91原创 City to take advantage of a store sale, he wasn鈥檛 thinking about winning $10,000.
While the Brookswood resident was buying four sale-priced tires, he was invited to enter the Canada-wide contest, 鈥淭ireland Money Grows in Tires鈥� event.
鈥淲hen people come and say there鈥檚 a contest, enter it,鈥� Lagasse advised on Tuesday, Dec. 23, as he posed with a giant mock cheque for $10,000 at the store at 20010 Industrial Ave.
It was a pleasant surprise for Lagassse, who was still considering what to do with his windfall.
鈥淒on鈥檛 know yet,鈥� he said.
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Then, store owner Steve Stayner presented Lagasse with the real, but considerably smaller cheque.
鈥淵ou鈥檒l want this,鈥� Stayner said
The contest, open to all adult residents of Canada, offered two $10,000 top prizes, one for residents of Quebec, and one for residents outside of Quebec.
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There were another 54 winners of smaller secondary prizes in 91原创.
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