Press release
$1,000,000A new millionaire in Montérégie
$1,000,000A new millionaire in Montérégie
Montréal, February 23, 2018 – Montérégie resident Caroline Gaudreault pocketed the million-dollar grand prize when she scratched the instant ticket X, a Canada-wide product.
Summary
- Lottery: X
- Prize won: $1,000,000
- Draw date: February 19, 2018
- Winner’s place of residence: Montérégie
- Retailer: Le Magasin Granby (373, rue Dufferin, Granby)
- Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s head office in Montréal
Highlights
- Ms. Gaudreault enjoys purchasing lottery tickets from time to time. This time, she chose to play a scratch ticket named X, a wise decision that won her the ticket’s grand prize of $1,000,000!
- “I texted my husband to tell him ‘We’re millionaires! I just won a million dollars,’” said Ms. Gaudreault when she came to Loto-Québec.
- “The winner plans on putting money aside to help her three children: This million dollars will above all bring us financial security, making life easier,” she mentioned.
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. In 2017, Loto-Québec paid out 107 prizes worth $1 million or more and created 132 millionaires. Gagnant à vie! and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 29 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity.
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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