O.W. man hits $75,000 jackpot

It might be “mawga” season for the rest of us, but one Orange Walk man is tonight seventy-five thousand dollars richer. Oscar Garcia, a sales supervisor of Bowen and Bowen Limited in Orange Walk won Saturday night’s lotto jackpot and after taxes will take home close to sixty-four thousand dollars. An elated Garcia told News 5 he knew lady luck would smile on him one day.

Oscar Garcia, Lotto Winner

“Well, this is the dream of all Belizeans, to win the lotto. And every time I go and buy a ticket, in my mind is that I hope I am the one. And my dream came true and this is an opportunity in life, it’s a push you can say. I own the banks, so it will go straight to the bank. So I will hold the cheque a little while and it will go to the bank.”

Ann-Marie Williams

“How much money you think you would have save had you save the money you bought lotto tickets with?”

Oscar Garcia

“If I saved the money that I buy lotto, it’s a lot of money because from day one I buy lotto, and I encourage people to buy.”

Garcia says he isn’t sure whether he won by quick pick combo or numbers he selected himself, because he purchased both types before last Saturday’s draw. The next lotto draw will be on Wednesday night.