Press release

Montréal, January 12, 2017 – A jackpot of the popular Gagnant à vie! lottery was won in Québec City. Mr. Michel Dionne is the lucky winner! He decided to share part of his fortune with his wife, Ms. Francine Dominique.

In short
• Lottery: Gagnant à vie!
• Prize won: $1,000 a week for life (the winners have opted to take the lump sum of $675,000)
• Prize claimed on: January 9, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Québec City
• Retailer: IGA Extra (5005 Boulevard de l’Ormière, Québec City)
• The retailer will receive $6,750, the equivalent of 1% of the lump sum
• Claim centre: Québec City Office

Winner’s reaction
• Whenever he buys tickets, Mr. Dionne always jokes to the cashier, asking for a Perdant à vie, French for loser for life.
• That day, when he returned home, he had his wife, Ms. Francine Dominique, scratch the ticket. She scratched three “Vie” symbols. She immediately called out to him: “I think you won something big!”
• The couple went right to the closest convenience store to make sure. All smiles, Mr. Dionne then went to the Québec City office with his winning ticket.
• The couple plans to travel and continue to live life to the fullest.

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 aims 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, Loto‑Québec paid out a record‑breaking 104 prizes worth $1 million or more in Québec.