Press release

Montréal, October 24, 2016 – Lanaudière resident Pierre Alexandre Bélanger took home $1 million in the October 12 Lotto 6/49 draw.

Summary
• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: guaranteed prize
• Draw date: October 12, 2016
• Winner’s place of residence: Lanaudière
• Retailer: Shell (569 Rue Principale, Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot)
   The retailer will receive a $10,000 prize, equal to 1% of the win.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec headquarters in Montréal

Winner’s reactions
• Mr. Bélanger bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket on a whim when he was at the service station.
• The next day, his co-workers asked him to join a lottery group. That’s when he remembered that he hadn’t yet checked his ticket.
• He had a big surprise in store!

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 October 18, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 77 prizes worth $1 million or more.