Press release

Montréal, April 16, 2018 – Outaouais residents Éric Fournier and Roger Plante share a million-dollar grand prize at 100 $ ULTIME.

Summary

• Lottery: 100 $ ULTIME
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Grand Prize
• Draw date: April 5, 2018
• Winner’s place of residence: Outaouais
• Retailer: Promenades Gatineau lottery kiosk (1100, boulevard Maloney Ouest, Gatineau)
• The retailer will receive a 1% prize of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau

Highlights

• The two good friends had a feeling that they should buy a 100 $ ULTIME ticket together. Mr. Fournier was confident; he practices positive visualization and regularly reads a piece of paper on which is written “I will win the lottery someday.”
• Mr. Fournier realized that they had one of the winning combinations the day after the draw. They were among the first 100 $ ULTIME winners to make themselves known to Loto-Québec to organize their prize claim.
• After filling out the claim forms at the Casino du Lac-Leamy on April 6, the two winners returned on April 12 with friends and family to celebrate and pick up their cheques.
• The first thing Mr. Fournier plans to buy is a construction truck with all the bells and whistles for the family business, while Mr. Plante plans on helping out his loved ones.

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. All details are on the You’ve won? page of the Lotteries site.

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 4, 2018, Loto-Québec awarded 32 prizes of $1,000,000 or more and created 27 millionaires. Gagnant à vie! and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 8 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity.