Press release

Montréal, December 22, 2016 – Montréal resident Pierre Ranger is the happy winner of half the Lotto 6/49 jackpot of December 17. His share of the winnings totals $4,907,399, enough to make for an unforgettable holiday season! Mr. Ranger met with the media when he came to Loto-Québec’s head offices to claim his prize.

Summary
• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $4,907,399
• Category: Jackpot
• Draw date: December 17, 2016
• Winner’s place of residence: Montréal
• Retailer: Dépanneur K (900 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Est, Montréal)
• The retailer will receive a $49,073 commission, equal to 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec headquarters in Montréal

Highlights
• Mr. Ranger normally checks the results on the Internet, but this time he decided to go to a retailer.
• He scanned his ticket in the self-serve ticket checker. When he saw the amount, he asked the cashier to double-check it. The cashier confirmed his big win!
• The winner plans on taking some time to reflect before deciding what he will be doing with his money, but he did say that he would like to buy a house and go on vacation.
• Quebecers have been particularly lucky at the lottery of late. In just two weeks, three Lotto 6/49 jackpots were won in Québec: one for 12.4 million in the Outaouais, one for 5 million in Montérégie, and this one for 4.9 million won by Mr. Ranger.
• This Friday, December 23, Lotto Max is offering a 60 million-dollar jackpot and 8 Maxmillions. The following day, Lotto 6/49 serves up 5 Guaranteed Prizes of one million dollars in addition to the jackpot. Let’s hope that even more Quebecers have good reason to celebrate when they wake up on December 25!

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 to December 21, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 95 prizes worth $1 million or more.