Two Proline football games total $750G per Kitchener man

A caterer has done the unthinkable – he won more than $750,000 in two seemingly impossible 12-team football contests with Proline.

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Mengsteab Zeray told OLG that he likes playing Proline during soccer season because it's his favorite sport.

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A $25 bet won him a staggering $597,354.90, while a second winning ticket from a $50 bet netted him $152,693.50.

“I was watching the games and I was a little nervous,” Zeray said as he collected his winnings at the OLG Prize Center in Toronto.

“When my chosen teams won, I was as happy as the players.”

The 34-year-old retail worker recalled being shaken and emotional when she learned of her win.

Kitchener's Mengsteab Zerai took home $750,048.40 in two 12-team football events at Proline. (OLG) Supped the photo /OLG

“My wife was the first person to share the news,” he said, not believing it at first.

“I asked him to guess how much I won, and he came up with $10,000, then $50,000,” she laughed.

“I told him I won over $500,000. I am very happy!”

Zeray hasn't decided how he'll spend the windfall, but said he'll definitely go for “something very special.”

He continued, “Whatever my wife and I decide, it's going to be something that takes us forward.”

Zeray added: “This victory is a great happiness. I am very grateful.”