Press release

Montréal, November 4, 2016 – Laval resident Marcel Ladouceur pocketed the Extra grand prize of $1,000,000 at the October 12 draw.

Summary
• Lottery: Extra
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: grand prize
• Draw date: October 12, 2016
• Winner’s place of residence: Laval
• Retailer: Dépanneur Héritage (8380 Boulevard Lévesque Est, Laval)
• The retailer will receive a $10,000 commission, equal to 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office in Montréal

Highlights
• Mr. Ladouceur occasionally buys lottery tickets when the jackpot is big.
• He often forgets to check his tickets and finds them days and sometimes weeks later.
• When he noticed two tickets in his wallet, he decided to scan them at a self-serve ticket checker.
• The first was not a winning ticket, but the second showed six zeroes!
• He plans on using his winnings to take a vacation and buy his wife a Bengal cat.

Quote
• Ever since Mr. Ladouceur said to himself that it would be a shame to miss out on the grand prize for a dollar, he has always added Extra to his tickets.

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 November 1, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 83 prizes worth $1 million or more.