22.5 million reasons to smile

Photo by Chris Dawson.

Employees at Bray Motors in Sundridge, had 22.5 million reasons to smile and even whistle while they worked Thursday.

The 24 employees confirmed that they were holding one of the two winning Lotto 6-49 tickets from Wednesday's draw for second-largest jackpot ever offered in Canada worth $45 million.

The staff has been playing the lottery for the past 14 years and everyone one on staff will share in the $22.5 million.

The largest jackpot in Canada to date was for $54.3 million in October 2005.