Press release

Montréal, May 29, 2017 – Montérégie resident Daniel Gagnon had the luck of winning $1,000,000 with a 100 x multiplicateur scratch ticket.

Summary

• Lottery: 100 x multiplicateur
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Draw date: May 29, 2017
• Winner’s place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Marché Gaston Tremblay (269 Rue Saint-Alexandre, Napierville)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s head office in Montréal

Highlights:

• Daniel Gagnon usually goes out to eat for his birthday, but this year, he chose a quiet evening at home with his spouse.
• He stopped at the grocery store to purchase a few scratch tickets.
• He had his sights on a winning Roue de fortune! Ticket and went to several different retailers to buy tickets for this lottery.
• When he got to the last retailer, he asked the cashier to spin the wheel on the terminal screen. He won $25 which he used to purchase 100 x multiplicateur tickets.
• Back home, he scratched one of the tickets and asked his spouse to scratch the second one. “Are you playing a joke on me?” she asked while scratching the ticket.
• Since her husband liked to play practical jokes, she thought he had given her a fake $1,000,000 ticket. In fact, it was quite real!
• The couple immediately went to a retailer to confirm their win.
• Mr. Gagnon will be putting away his winnings until his retirement, the date of which has yet to be decided.

Lottery prize payments in gaming establishments

Lottery winners may claim their prizes at the Trois-Rivières and Québec City gaming halls, Loto-Québec’s Montréal and Québec City offices, or at the Casino de Montréal, Casino du Lac-Leamy, Casino de Charlevoix or Casino de Mont-Tremblant. See details on Loto-Québec’s website.

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 May 25, 2017, Loto-Québec has awarded 63 prizes worth $1 million or more, for a total of 82 new millionaires. Thanks to the lotteries Gagnant à vie! and Grande Vie, 15 lucky winners walked away with a lifetime annuity or a lump sum.