Press release

Montréal, January 12, 2017 – Mrs. Huguette Verreault won the January 7 Extra jackpot. The Québec resident is kicking off 2017 $1,000,000 richer!

In short
• Lottery: Extra
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: grand prize
• Draw date: January 7, 2017
• Winner’s place of residence: Québec City
• Retailer: Alimentation Limoilou Bonichoix (581 3e Rue, Québec City)
• The retailer will receive $10,000, equivalent to 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Québec City Office

Highlights
• Mrs. Verreault’s life changed drastically in the blink of an eye: she learned that she had won $1,000,000 on the Extra, and it wasn’t long before she had the cheque in hand.
• Bursting with emotion, the lucky lady and her husband went to the Loto‑Québec office in Québec City to claim her prize.
• Mrs. Verreault learned of her new fortune from the retailer. She asked the cashier to check her ticket, and quickly registered a change in the employee’s facial expression.
• Concerned, Mrs. Verreault asked her what was wrong. The cashier answered: “One million... that’s six zeros, right?”
• Mrs. Verreault acquiesced… and immediately realized the meaning behind the worder!
• She called her husband over—he had been waiting for her in the car. She then shared her excitement with him.
• Her plans? To find a new place to live and give her husband the gift of retirement!

Quote
• “It is events like these—sharing moments of pure pleasure with the winners and helping them start their new journey—that give meaning to our work,” said Marie‑Eve Huot of Loto‑Québec’s Consumer Services.

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.