Press release

Montréal, September 28, 2016 – More than three months passed before Montérégie resident Amélie Ravanelle thought to check her Lotto Max ticket for the draw of June 17. Now that she has, she can cash in on her $1,000,000 prize!

In brief
• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Draw date: June 17, 2016
• Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Jean Coutu (405 Boulevard Grand, L’Île-Perrot)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s Montréal headquarters

Winner’s reactions
• When Ms. Ravanelle heard the music chime out from the terminal, she thought she had won a small prize.
• The cashier cried out that the prize was $1,000,000!
• Shocked, Ms. Ravanelle froze in place. Other customers around her offered their congratulations, allowing for it to all sink in: she had just become a millionaire.
• The winner plans on making some wise investments and enjoying her good fortune for a long time to come.

Quote
• "I was so surprised, I froze like a statue!" said Ms. Ravanelle when she claimed her prize at Loto-Québec’s winners lounge.à

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, 2016, to September 27, 2016, Loto-Québec paid out 70 prizes worth $1 million or more.