A man won a lottery prize for the second time in five years, and this time he decided to keep his $50,000 win a secret.

Brandon Monague said while collecting his winnings from the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto: "I plan to surprise my wife with the news tonight." "I knew I would need to show her the check to make her believe me."

The 61-year-old father said he plays the lottery regularly and won $25,000 on an instant ticket in 2017.

"I play my own numbers, but they are random selections."

Monague said he was sitting at the breakfast table when he checked his ticket using the OLG app and was "happy to see Big Winner."

He added, "I had to check again to make sure." "I never expected this to happen."

The Coldwater man said he will pay some bills and plans to take a family vacation with the winnings, noting that his wife "will be shocked and happy."

Monague bought his winning ticket at Hasty Market on West Street in Orillia.