Press release

Montréal, July 10, 2018 – Marcel Proulx is the lucky winner of a grand prize at the lottery Gagnant à vie! He opted for the lump sum of $1,000,000 instead of the lifetime annuity of $1,000 a week.

In short

• Lottery: Gagnant à vie!
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: June 5, 2018
• Winner’s place of residence: Bas-Saint-Laurent
• Retailer: Dépanneur Landry (100, montée de la Rivière-du-Sud, Montmagny)
• The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s Québec City office

Highlights

• During a camping weekend with his children and grandchildren, Mr. Proulx was given a Father’s Day present of a greeting card containing lottery tickets.
• Mr. Proulx and one of his daughters started scratching the tickets and cried out with joy when the discovered the big win!
• “We began jumping for joy and causing a raucous at our camp site!” said the lucky winner.
• He has many plans for his winnings including a trip to Walt Disney World.

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 July 3, 2018, Loto-Québec paid out 78 prizes worth $1 million or more and created 64 millionaires. Gagnant à vie! and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 11 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity.