Press release

Montréal, February 13, 2017 – Marie‑Josée Picard and Carl Villeneuve hold the $60M winning Lotto Max ticket for the February 10 jackpot. The two Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean residents decided to share their winnings with members of their respective families, including their children, their fathers and their siblings. This jackpot was won approximately one month after a group of 28 people pocketed another $60M Lotto Max jackpot.

The winners received their checks during a meeting with the press held at Loto‑Québec’s Québec City offices.

The lucky couple shared their winnings with their loved ones, namely:

- Anick Picard, Capitale‑Nationale
- Carl Picard, Capitale‑Nationale
- Jean‑Yves Picard, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
- Michel Joseph André Picard, Ontario
- Pierre Joseph Patrick Picard, British Colombia
- Denis Villeneuve, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
- Jean‑Denis Villeneuve, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
- Marc‑Olivier Villeneuve, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
- Marie‑Ève Villeneuve, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
- Léon Maurice Villeneuve, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
- Line Villeneuve, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean

Summary
• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize won: $60,000,000
• Category: Jackpot
• Odds of winning:1 in 28,633,528 with one play
• Draw date: February 10, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean
• Retailer: Accommodation Chez François (677 Boulevard Tadoussac, Canton‑Tremblay)
• The retailer will receive $600,000, the equivalent of 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Loto‑Québec’s Québec City office

Winners’ reactions
• Ms. Picard and Mr. Villeneuve learned they had won $60M when they checked their ticket on the Internet. Their stroke of luck was confirmed at the convenience store.
• They always told themselves that they would share their winnings with their loved ones if they ever won the jackpot.
• So, they immediately got on the phone to tell everyone the good news.
• The winners will let the dust settle before making any big plans.

A second $60 jackpot is won in Québec in one month’s time!
• It is the second time that a $60 million jackpot is won in Québec. At the January 6 draw, a group of 28 Montérégie and Centre‑du‑Québec residents were the first to win the maximum jackpot offered at Lotto Max.

A record month of January for lotteries
• Quebecers were particularly lucky at the lottery during the first month of 2017. In total, 14 prizes of 1 million dollars or more were claimed by no fewer than 39 millionaires! In both cases, these prizes broke historic records for Loto‑Québec in terms of winnings awarded in a given month.

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 number of 104 prizes worth $1 million or more were awarded in Québec.