Press release

Montréal, March 2, 2017 – Chaudière-Appalaches resident Lise Collin won $1,000,000 at the February 19 draw of Banco spécial.

Summary
• Lottery: Banco spécial
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: 15/20
• Draw date: February 19, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Chaudière-Appalaches
• Retailer: Couche-Tard (20 Boulevard Taché Est, Montmagny)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Québec City office

Highlights
• Ms. Collin regularly purchases Banco spécial tickets and she considers herself lucky because she often wins small prizes.
• She realized she had won while jotting down the numbers as they appeared on her TV screen!
• The lucky winner said that she didn’t get much sleep in the days following her stroke of luck.
• She took the time to let the dust settle before she went to collect her check.
• She plans on pampering her loved ones and making a few investments.

Quotes
• “It’s finally MY turn to win!” exclaimed the new millionaire.
• “I was full of butterflies,” she said as she pondered the moment she learned of her big win.

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’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 104 prizes worth $1 million or more were won in Québec.