‘She saw me dancing on the front steps’: Retired Hamilton bus driver turns horoscope into $50,000 lottery win

One day in May, Carlton Graham's wife arrived at their Hamilton home to find her husband celebrating.

When my wife came home from the market, she saw me dancing on the front steps," he said in a July 13 media release. She knew something was up my sleeve."

The 77-year-old retired bus driver had just found out he won $50,000 - the second-place prize in the May 13 Ontario 49 draw - using the numbers suggested in his horoscope. He had also won $750 from other Ontario 49 selections.

Graham and his wife went to Best Buy Variety on Fennell Avenue on Hamilton's Mountain, where he bought the winning ticket, to have it validated.

My wife kept giggling and laughing - we were so happy and excited," he said.

The couple picked up their winnings - a total of $50,750 - at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto, which has resumed in-person service for prizes of $50,000 or more.

Graham plans to use the money to help his granddaughter fund her education.

Her father, my son, passed away a year and a half ago and it means so much to me to do this for her," he said.

This feels good and excellent in my heart."

Kate McCullough is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach her via email: kmccullough@thespec.com