Press release
100 $ ultimeA Laurentides family brings home $1,000,000!
100 $ ultimeA Laurentides family brings home $1,000,000!
Montréal, April 7, 2017 – A Laurentides family of four daughters and their parents wins a grand prize at the March 30 draw of 100 $ ultime!
Summary
- Lottery: 100 $ ultime
- Prize won: $1,000,000
- Category: Grand prize
- Draw date: March 30, 2017
- Winners’ place of residence: Laurentides
- Retailer: Coopérative Laurel-Station (3455, route Principale, Wentworth-Nord)
- The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
- Claim centre: Casino de Mont-Tremblant
The winners are:
- Chantal Baron
- Gilles Baron
- Jocelyne Baron
- Nicole Baron
- Sylvie Baron
- Micheline Cyr Baron
Highlights
- Jocelyne Baron decided to create a group with her sisters and parents.
- On April 1, Ms. Cyr Baron realized that they had won $1,000,000!
- When she told her daughter Sylvie the good news early in the morning, he daughter replied, “Are you sure? Is this some sort of April Fool’s joke?”
- The family met to confirm together that they had really struck it rich!
- Some of the winners’ plans include a vacation in the sun, paying off debts and making investments.
100 $ ultime summary
- Launched: February 6, 2017
- Draws: March 30, 2017
- Grand prizes: 20 grand prizes of $1,000,000, including 1 decomposable prize
- Cost: $100
- Approximate odds of winning $1,000,000: 1 in 25,000
- Approximate odds of winning a prize: 1 in 4
- Number of tickets available for sale: 500,000
Lottery prize payments in gaming establishments
Lottery winners may claim their prizes at the Trois-Rivières and Québec City gaming halls, Loto-Québec’s Montréal and Québec City offices, or at the Casino de Montréal, Casino du Lac-Leamy, Casino de Charlevoix or Casino de Mont-Tremblant. See details on Loto-Québec’s website.
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 31, 2017, Loto-Québec paid out 38 prizes worth $1 million for a total of more than 70 new millionaires. Thanks to lotteries Gagnant à vie! and Grande Vie, 12 lucky winners walked away with a lifetime annuity or lump sum.
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Source:
Patrice Lavoie
Corporate Director, Public Affairs, Press Relations and Social Media
Loto-Québec
514-499-5130
patrice.lavoie@loto-quebec.com
twitter.com/patricelavoie
Information:
Danny Racine
Communications Advisor
Loto-Québec
514-499-7101
danny.racine@loto-quebec.com