Press release

Montréal, October 14, 2016 – Lottery fans who purchased tickets in Longueuil have been particularly lucky recently. A $1 million prize was won with Extra on October 5 and a $2 million prize was won in the October 8 Québec 49 draw.

Summary
• Lottery: Extra
• Winners: Daniel Arseneau (Montérégie) and Josée Renaud (Montréal)
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: October 5, 2016
• Retailer: Dépanneur Edward Yang (1213 Rue Lavallée, Longueuil)
The retailer will receive a $10,000 prize, equal to 1% of the win.

• Lottery: Québec 49
• Winner: Romeo Cyr (Montérégie)
• Prize won: $2,000,000
• Category: Jackpot
• Draw date: October 8, 2016
• Retailer: Dépanneur Limoges (2195 Rue Limoges, Longueuil)
The retailer will receive a $20,000 prize, equal to 1% of the win.

Reactions of Mr. Arseneau and Ms. Renaud
• Mr. Arseneau and Ms. Renaud are co-workers who have been buying lottery tickets together for eight years.
• They take turns buying and checking the tickets. This time, Mr. Arseneau had taken care of it.
• As soon as he realized they had won $1 million, he called Ms. Renaud, saying: “I’m coming right over. We’ve won the lottery!”
• Incredulous, Ms. Renaud replied: “Stop kidding around!”
• She was certainly pleased to learn that he was not joking.
• Each richer by $500,000, Ms. Renaud is still considering her options, while Mr. Arseneau plans to buy a home.

Mr. Cyr’s reactions
• For the past 30 years, Mr. Cyr has bought his Double Jeu 49 ticket along with his newspaper from the convenience store on Saturday morning.
• A few days after the draw, he checked the results on Loto-Québec’s website. He immediately noticed that he had the first digit, then the second, and so on until the very last. He had won $2 million!
• The lucky man calmly announced the news to his spouse, who started to scream: “We have to check that at the convenience store!”
• Still as calm, Mr. Cyr answered: “We’ll go tomorrow.” The lady got the last word, as they didn’t wait.
• That evening, they celebrated the good news with their relatives, who were promised an unforgettable Christmas!

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 11, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 75 prizes worth $1 million or more.