Press release

Montréal, April 18, 2017 – Friends Nang Minh Phan, of Laval, and Pierre-Luc Renaud, of the Laurentides region, pocketed the $1,000,000 grand prize at the March 24 draw of Extra.

Summary

• Lottery: Extra
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: March 24, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Laval and Laurentides
• Retailer: IGA Extra (307, boulevard Cartier Ouest, Laval)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s head office in Montréal

Highlights

• Mr. Phan rarely purchases lottery tickets. But the last time he did, he won a free play.
• Mr. Phan left his free play on the counter for a while before verifying his ticket with the Lotteries mobile app.
• When he saw that he had won $1,000,000, the lucky winner counted the zeros on the screen to be sure he wasn’t dreaming.
• He immediately called Mr. Renaud, the friend with whom he purchased the ticket, to tell him the good news.
• Because Mr. Renaud thought it was a prank, Mr. Phan took a screen shot of the results and sent it to his friend.
• The winners plan to take time to reflect on what they will do with their winnings.

Quote

• “The long Easter weekend was especially long,” said the winners who claimed their cheque after the holiday.

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 April 19, 2016, Loto-Québec has awarded 54 prizes worth $1 million or more, for a total of 75 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.