Press release

Montréal, December 1, 2017 – Montérégie co-workers Eva J. Thompson and Hui Chen Yang won the $5,000,000 jackpot at the November 29 draw of Lotto 6/49!

Summary

• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $5,000,000
• Category: Jackpot
• Draw date: November 29, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Pratt & Whitney Récréation Club (1000, boulevard Marie-Victorin Est, Longueuil)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $50,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s head offices in Montréal

Highlights

• The two co-workers take walks together twice a week and always purchase a Lotto 6/49 ticket. They take part in both Wednesday and Saturday draws.
• The normally verify their ticket during their lunch hour. The day after the draws, Eva called Hui Chen to tell her that she forgot to check to see if they were millionaires.
• So they verified their ticket and saw that they has the winning combination thanks to a free play won on a previously.
• The lucky co-workers, who had become quite flush, decided to keep their secret at work.
• Their respective families were the first to hear the good news, much to the surprise of all!
• Eva plans to pay off her mortgage and visit her family in England, while Hui Chen also plans to visit her family in Taïwan.

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. All details are on the You’ve won? page of the Lotteries site.

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 1, 2017, Loto-Québec paid out 100 prizes worth $1 million or more and created 119 millionaires. Gagnant à vie! and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 27 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity.