Press release

Montréal, February 28, 2017 – Every week, Pierre Guérin picks up a combination lottery ticket using the Quick Pick option. When he found out he had won a million dollars, the Laurentides resident checked to see which lottery had brought him luck. That’s when he saw the he was the only winner of Lotto 6/49’s million-dollar Guaranteed Prize for the draw of February 8.

Summary
• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Guaranteed Prize
• Claim date: February 8, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Laurentides
• Retailer: Dépanneur St-Augustin (8201 Rue Saint-Jacques, Mirabel)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec headquarters in Montréal

Winner’s reactions
• Mr. Guérin first checked his ticket using the Lotteries apps. When he saw the amount won he checked his ticket several more times to make sure he had indeed won $1,000,000. He thought that the app might not have been working correctly!
• He then went to a retailer to validate his ticket and erase all doubt.
• The winner’s good fortune will enable him to take an early retirement.

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.