Press release

Montréal, December 21, 2016 – Monique Poliquin Berthiaume and Daniel Berthiaume are the lucky winners that Loto-Québec has been looking for over the past few weeks. They won the $12,371,981 jackpot at the December 3 draw of Lotto 6/49! They couple agreed to share their experience with members of the press during a celebration at the Casino du Lac-Leamy.

Summary
• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $12,371,981
• Category: Jackpot
• Draw date: December 3, 2016
• Winner’s place of residence: Outaouais
• Retailer: Dépanneur Poliquin (1886 Rue Principale, Duhamel)
• The retailer will receive a $123,719 commission, equal to 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau

Highlights
• Over the past few weeks, Loto-Québec has been looking for the winners of the December 3 Lotto 6/49 jackpot.
• When Mr. Berthiaume got word of this, he decided to check his ticket just in case, and what a surprise he had! He and his spouse couldn’t believe the news.
• Ms. Poliquin Berthiaume immediately contacted customer service at Loto-Québec to organize their prize claim.
• She mentioned that she had retired the day before she learned of their big win, not knowing she had become a multimillionaire, and was very moved by the so much change in so little time.
• She added that after working for 47 years, this big win was quite the reward.
• The two winners intend on carefully planning out this new chapter in their lives and taking time to make the right choices.

A wave of winners in Québec
• 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 5 million in Montérégie, and one for 4.9 million won in Montréal, and this one for 12.3 million.
• Let’s hope that the lucky streak continues as we approach the Lotto Max jackpot of $60 million plus 8 Maxmillions this Friday December 23. On the following day, Lotto 6/49 will be offering 5 Guaranteed Prizes in addition to the jackpot.

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 19, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 94 prizes worth $1 million or more.