Niagara Falls couple Stanley and Lottie Czaplicki are seen here at the OLG office in Toronto Thursday. They won $15.5 million on the Dec. 29 Lotto 649 draw. Stanley, 83, who worked 35 years at General Motors, thought he had only won $15,000. (Dave Thomas/QMI Agency) Niagara couple thinks they won $15 thousand learns it's $15 million

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Stanley and Lottie Czaplicki were 1,000 times off when they thought they started the new year by winning $15,500 in the lottery.

In fact, they had won $15.5-million in the Lotto 6/49 draw on Dec. 29.

The Niagara Falls couple collected their prize at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. office in Toronto Thursday.