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Lotto 6/49A new Montégérie millionaire can now make a dream come true
Lotto 6/49A new Montégérie millionaire can now make a dream come true
Montréal, March 15, 2017 – Donald LeBlanc from the Montérégie region won the Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize of $1 million at the March 11, 2017, draw. An impassioned amateur photographer for over 20 years, he can now realize his dream of opening a studio and making a career of his hobby.
Summary
• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: guaranteed prize
• Draw date: March 11, 2017
• Winner’s place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Couche-Tard (87B Boulevard Marie-Victorin, Candiac)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office, Montréal
Highlights
• When he compared his ticket to the draw results posted on Loto-Québec’s site, Mr. LeBlanc saw that he had not won with his selection or with Extra.
• However, when he checked the guaranteed prize number, he quickly saw that the first numbers were identical. Then another, and another and yet another!
• He took off his glasses and put them on again to be sure he saw it correctly. He indeed had all the winning numbers.
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.
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Source:
Patrice Lavoie
Corporate Director, Public Affairs, Press Relations and Social Media
Loto-Québec
514-499-5130
patrice.lavoie@loto-quebec.com
twitter.com/patricelavoie
Information:
Danny Racine
Communications Advisor
Loto-Québec
514-499-7101
danny.racine@loto-quebec.com