Press release

Montréal, February 16, 2017 – Montérégie resident Todd Royea pocketed $25,000 a year for life at the January 30 draw of Grande Vie.

Summary
• Lottery: Grande Vie
• Prize won: $25,000 a year for
• Claim date: January 30, 2017
• Winner’s place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Comptoir B.M. (415 Rue Denison Ouest, Granby)
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s headquarters in Montréal

Winner’s reactions
• Mr. Royea plays the lottery regularly.
• He left his ticket in his car after work.
• He wrote the results on a piece of paper to compare them with his ticket later.
• He couldn’t believe he had all the winning numbers for a lifetime annuity of $25,000 a year.
• The lucky winner opted for the $500,000 lump sum. He plans on purchasing a new car and going to Walt Disney World with his daughters.
• At the end of 2016, a Montréal woman won the grand prize at Grande Vie: $1,000 a day for life. In January, two other Québec residents won the 5/5 category prize.

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 December 31, 2016, a record 104 prizes worth $1 million or more were won in Québec.