Press release

Montréal, January 24, 2018 – Jean Mercier, a resident of the Laurentides region, won a $1,000 a week for life annuity with his Gagnant à vie! scratch ticket. The lucky winner chose the $1,000,000 lump sum instead.

In short

• Lottery: Gagnant à vie!
• Prize won: $1,000 a week for life (or $1 million)
• Claim date: January 15, 2018
• Winner’s place of residence: Laurentides
• Retailer: Alimentation Manon Bélanger (1095 Rue Saint-Isidore, Saint-Lin-Laurentides)
• The retailer will receive a $10,000 prize, equal to 1% of the lump sum.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office, Montréal

Highlights

• Mr. Mercier was thrilled to pick up his cheque the day after his 70^th birthday: “Now, that’s sweet!” he exclaimed.

• His son-in-law had given him the Gagnant à vie! ticket during his birthday dinner celebration.

• The winner will first invest in a lake-side cottage so his children and grandchildren will have a place to get together. “We’ll have a place to celebrate Christmas together.”

• A hunting and fishing enthusiast, he will also use his prize to go yellow walleye fishing with his old friend in the Hautes-Laurentides.

   

  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.