Teen wins lotto: rest of her life $ 1000 per week

montreal - A Canadian teenager who bought a lot for the first time in her life, has a considerable income left. The eighteen-year-old Charlie Lagarde from Montérégie receives the rest of her life $ 1000 (over € 625) per week, reports Canadian media.

Lagarde bought the $ 4 winning scratch card and a bottle of sparkling wine this month to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. She won the jackpot and was allowed to choose between a one-off payment of one million dollars or the lifelong income, reports Loto-Québec. Because of her age, she was advised to go for that last option.

' It is tax-free, so it is equivalent to a salary of more than 100,000 dollars per year '', said a spokesperson for the lottery company. ' It was her first lottery ticket ever and she immediately grabbed a winning copy. 'The teenager has now officially collected her prize. Lagarde intends, among other things, to travel, but also wants to study photography.