The Ontario Lottery Corporation says that nine co-workers from a Guelph auto parts manufacturer have quit their jobs after winning a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot. The workers range in age from 21 to 57 years and only been buying tickets together for a few months at Guelph’s Linemar Corporation. “We’re a very close line –- closer than any of the other lines,” group leader Ala Hirmiz said in an OLG press release. “We always talk and joke and celebrate each other’s birthdays. And now we get to celebrate this unbelievable win together!” “We only play if it’s $50[M] plus – we want the big one, we don’t want the small one,” Hirmiz laughed. “I almost didn’t hand over my $5 when it was time to buy our ticket,” group member, Mercedes Granadino said. “But I had this sixth sense, like some spirit sitting on my shoulder telling me to play!” The winners are Ala Hirmiz of Kitchener, Fernando Meneses of Guelph, Bassam Abdi of Kitchener, Ella Nicole Cabrera of Guelph, Mercedes Granadino of Guelph, Mussie Kelete of Guelph, Sampath Pathiraja Mudiyansel of Guelph, Steven Rush of Guelph and Tariku Birru of Guelph Release
