Press release
$1,000,000Lotto 6/49: A lucky start to the year for Montréal resident!
$1,000,000Lotto 6/49: A lucky start to the year for Montréal resident!
Montréal, January 15, 2018 – Montréal resident Mourad Yantren started of the year by becoming a millionaire when he won a million-dollar prize at the January 6 draw of Lotto 6/49.
Summary
- Lottery: Lotto 6/49
- Prize won: $1,000,000
- Category: Guaranteed Prize
- Draw date: January 6, 2018
- Winners’ place of residence: Montréal
- Retailer: Fruiterie Lamarre (5120, rue Beaubien Est, Montréal)
- The retailer will receive $10,000, the equivalent of 1% of the prize.
- Claim centre: Loto-Québec headquarters in Montréal
Highlights
- Mr. Yantren plays Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 on a weekly basis.
- He never won an appreciable amount of money until quite recently.
- But he won big on January 6, pocketing a hefty million-dollar prize!
- The new millionaire’s mother was the first to hear the good news.
- He plans on setting aside a portion of his winnings for his children’s education.
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