Press release

Montréal, March 3, 2017 – Montérégie resident Edith Bessette had a stroke of beginners luck on February 20 when she pocketed the million-dollar grand prize at Extra on her first lottery purchase ever!

Summary
• Lottery: Extra
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: February 20, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Carrefour Richelieu lottery kiosk (600 Rue Pierre-Caisse, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec headquarters in Montréal

Highlights
• Ms. Bessette decided to purchase her first lottery ticket ever after her daughter won a contest.
• When she was making her purchase, the retailer asked her if she wanted to add Extra, which Ms. Bessette accepted after hearing the retailer’s explanations of the feature.
• At first, when she saw the results, she thought she had won $100.
• She couldn’t believe she had actually won $1,000,000!
• Her daughter only asked for a new cell phone, and Ms. Bessette was only too happy to give in!

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.