Marie
Lefebvre, shown in the centre of the photo, has plenty to smile about
these days. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, when the 43rd
ball was called out at the Valley Bingo Hall in Val Caron, Marie became
the 3rd Major Superstar Winner from this facility.
A
special celebration was held at Valley Bingo on March 27, when Peter
Hum, of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation presented Marie with
her cheque for $129,067.52. Peter is shown on the right in the
photo.
For
Marie, the win was such a shock that she and her friends stayed and
played the late night bingo as well since they knew that they couldn’t
sleep.
Since
its inception in 1997, Superstar Bingo, which is operated in 172 bingo
halls across Ontario, has
awarded approximately $1.14 million to players in Val Caron. In
addition, more than $340,000 in funding from Superstar Bingo has been
given to local charities affiliated with Valley Bingo. Across the
province over $100 million in prizes and $50 million to charities has
been generated through Superstar Bingo.
Therese
Ouellette was the first Superstar Jackpot winner at Valley Bingo on July
1, 1998, when she struck pay dirt with a win of $232,730.78.
Darlene
Whealy was next on February 4, 2000, when she won the jackpot of
$117,470.32.
According
to Peter Hum, Marie Lefebvre’s win on the 43rd ball called
was one of the lowest ball counts ever recorded.
