Instant Crossword winners from Essex County. (Photos provided by OLG)Instant Crossword winners from Essex County. (Photos provided by OLG)
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Local Scratch Crossword Winners

A pair of Essex County residents are richer after winning big on Instant Crossword scratch tickets.

Mary-Joyce Gural of Windsor is taking home $100,000 after playing the Instant Crossword Trippler, while Harrow's Jane Miller gets $50,000 from her ticket.

Miller bought her crossword at the Stop ‘N’ Go on King St. in Harrow, while Gural got her's at P-Jay's Video and Variety on Walker Rd.

The OLG says the odds of winning a prize in either game is about 1 in 3.

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