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It was more of a treat than a trick for a Lively woman this Halloween as she took home the October HSN 50/50 grand prize of $507,762.

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“Honestly, I thought maybe I had won the Taylor Swift tickets, but when I was told the drawing had already happened and I had won over half a million dollars, I “I was stunned,” Leah Tessier said in a statement. “Totally at a loss for words. I still am.

“We buy tickets every month just to support the cause. Outside of the birth of our children, we have had limited use of HSN’s services, but we know how important a strong healthcare system is to our community.

The Horizon Santé-Nord Foundation, the NEO Kids Foundation, the Northern Cancer Foundation and the HSN Volunteer Association announced that Tessier won the October 31 – Halloween draw.

When asked how she and her partner Donald Spurr might use the winnings, their thoughts went straight to their three children.

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“We definitely want to look at a new home with a little more space for the family and obviously saving for the kids’ future, but we’ve been toying with the idea of ​​a camp on Manitoulin Island for some time and it might allow us to take these ideas a little more seriously.

Anthony Keating, president and director of foundation and voluntary group development at HSN, congratulated the couple on their big win.

“They may not have realized it at the time, but the equipment purchased through HSN 50/50 would have been used to test their youngest children for jaundice shortly after they were born,” Keating noted . “Drager Jaundice Meters and the effective screening they provide can significantly reduce readmission rates and length of stay for newborns and their parents.

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“This is just one example of how playing HSN 50/50 makes a difference every day at HSN. Thank you to all our supporters. »

Each month, half of the total ticket sales from the 50/50 draw are used to fund priority equipment purchases at Horizon Santé-Nord, fund cutting-edge research and meet the future health care needs of Sudbury residents and residents of northeastern Ontario.

The other half goes to a big winner.

The November HSN 50/50 draw is now live. This month, HSN 50/50 is offering early bird prizes every day of the week, including cash and two special prizes: the return of two floor tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert at the Rogers Center in Toronto on November 21 and two Platinum level tickets. to see the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 2.

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Taylor Swift tickets will be drawn on November 8; Leafs tickets on November 21.

As in previous years, the November draw lasts only three weeks, with the deadline for grand prizes being Thursday, November 21. All prize deadlines are 11:59 p.m. the day before the draw. The deadline for the first early draw is November 3 at 11:59 p.m. for November 4 worth $3,000.

Other deadlines for small prizes of $1,000 or $2,000 are November 6, November 10, November 14, November 17 and November 19; the draws will take place the next day.

Ontario residents over the age of 18 can purchase tickets. Tickets for the November draw are available to purchase now, with sales ending at 11:59 p.m. on November 21. The winning jackpot ticket will be drawn on November 22 at 10 a.m.

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