"WOO-HOO!!!!!"

I don't know if you are aware of this (If you live in Canada, you can't miss it - literally as when you win in the lottery, you get subjected to a computerized female voice shouting, "WOO-HOO!".

This is due to the theft of winning tickets by store clerks:

-->Provincial Police announced theft and fraud charges against a Mississauga man for theft of a winning lottery ticket and a fraudulent claim of the ticket's $5.7 million prize money. The investigation is being led by the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) with the assistance of the OPP Anti-Rackets Section and Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit.

The investigation is part of a broader OPP investigation into fraudulent Ontario lottery game prize claims by Ontario lottery retailers and employees. The investigation focuses on "insider wins' between 1999 and 2006.

Charged with 2 Counts of Fraud over $5,000 and 1 Count of Theft over $5,000 is Hafiz Zulqarnain MALIK, age 60, of Mississauga, Ontario. The investigation revealed that the winning Lotto 6/49 ticket was purchased in June of 2004 and that the $5,750,256 prize money was claimed by MALIK in January of 2005.

The investigation also revealed that the winning ticket belonged to a group of four people from the Toronto area, and that MALIK fraudulently obtained the winning ticket from the rightful owners and subsequently collected the prize money.

As a part of the investigation, assets of MALIK valued at approximately $5 million have been restrained or seized including restraint orders on his Mississauga home, an investment account and the seizure of two motor vehicles.

The investigation into other alleged fraudulent Ontario lottery prize claims is continuing.<-- font="">

The voice happens whether or not you win a free ticket $1.00, or a major prize. The major prizes do not display on the screen, but you still get that annoying "
WOO-HOO!!".

I think that there are better sayings available than "WOO-HOO!!". Below are some suggestions from The Wizard of 'OZ':

- "We have a Win-Ner here!" (like a sideshow skill games carny)
- "Ching-ching-ching" (like a slot payout)
- "Buck-buck-buck-buck!"
- "Ya spent $10 bucks, ya won $2 bucks! Congratulations!"
- "LOSER" (when you don't win)
- "Sukah!! (when you've spent $20 but win a free ticket)
- "The government of Canada thanks you for your generous donation so that we may continue to "Spend Your Money!"
- "You Won! Now you are going to get 'bankers'!

Any other ideas? Make a comment to submit yours!