5 things you didn't know about Walter Ostanek

Crazy awesome stuff. This morning it was announced that Canada’s beloved Polka King Walter Ostanek (81) was the grand prize winner in this year’s Dream Lottery winning $1,000.0000!!! Way to go Walter.

Grand Prize Winner!
THE Walter Ostanek!!@DreamIt_WinIt pic.twitter.com/x8ebfAksDA

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If you are from Kitchener Waterloo and spent too much time Oktoberfesting, you might know the name Walter Ostanek.. but for those that done. Here is 5 fun facts about the 81 year old who is the latest winner of the Dream Lottery.

He has 3 Grammys

Walter has 3 Grammys (1992, 1993, 1994) for Best Polka

You can see him live… at Marineland

Walter performs every day during the Kitchener Waterloo Oktoberfest in October.. and every summer he performs daily at Marineland

He’s from St. Catharines

Walter was born in Duparquet, Quebec in 1935, but his family moved to St. Catharines, Ontario, when he was a boy

He’s In A Bunch Of Halls Of Fames

Walter Ostanek is a member of Canada’s Walk of Fame as well as the Polka Halls of Fame in Cleveland and Chicago. Currently Ostanek does two main concert sets each year: one atMarineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the other during Oktoberfest in Kitchener, Ontario.