Press release

Montréal, August 12, 2016 – Capitale-Nationale residents Monique Guimont and Yves Brousseau pocketed the Guaranteed Prize of $1,000,000 at the Lotto 6/49 draw of August 3, 2016.

En bref

• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Draw date: August 3, 2016
• Category: Guaranteed Prize
• Winner’s place of residence: Capitale-Nationale
• Retailer: Eko St-Sacrement (1350 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec)
• This retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s Québec City office

Reactions

• For 18 years, Ms. Guimont and her son buy their lottery tickets together.
• The numbers recall important events.
• “The machine was chiming an odd tune and the convenience store cashier said there were a lot of zeros at the end of the prize amount. I returned home and called my son to tell him we won a million dollars!” said Ms. Guimont.

Claiming lottery prizes in gaming establishments
Lottery prizes may now be claimed at the gaming halls in Trois-Rivières and Québec City as well as at Loto-Québec’s offices in Montréal and Québec City. The same service is available at the Casino de Montréal, the Casino du Lac-Leamy, the Casino de Charlevoix and the Casino de Mont-Tremblant. For more information, see the Loto-Québec website page at loteries.lotoquebec.com/en/winners/you-have-won.

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec’s mission is to responsibly and efficiently manage games of chance in a controlled and measured fashion, in the interest of all Quebecers. Entertainment is at the heart of its activities. From January 1, 2016, to August 9, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 59 prizes worth $1 million or more.