Press release

Montréal, January 9, 2018 – Côte-Nord resident Heidi Buckle pocketed a lifetime annuity of $1,000 a week with the scratch ticket Gagnant à vie! The lucky winner opted for the lump sum of $1,000,000.

Summary

• Lottery: Gagnant à vie!
• Prize won: $1,000 a week for life (or $1,000,000)
• Draw date: January 4, 2017
• Winners’ place of residence: Côte-Nord
• Retailer: Uncle Bill’s Grocery (70 Riverside, Rivière-Saint-Paul)
• The retailer will receive $10,000, the equivalent of 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec headquarters in Montréal

Highlights

• As he does every year, Heidi Buckle’s spouse gave her a Gagnant à vie! scratch ticket for Christmas, but this year the gift was worth a lot more money!
• Once she had the ticket validated at the convenience store of the small town in Québec’s lower north shore where she lives, she booked a flight for her and her spouse to come claim her winnings in Montréal.
• The couple who do a lot of volunteer work now plan on pampering themselves by taking their dream trip to Europe with their sons.

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.