Press release

Montréal, October 12, 2018 – Unaware that she had won a million dollars, Réjeanne Larose greeted her friend Jacinthe Lambert with a “Hey, millionaire!” the day after the draw. The two lucky Capitale-Nationale winners pocketed $1,000,000 at the October 5 draw of Lotto Max.

In short

• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize won: $1,000,000
• Category: Maxmillions
• Draw date: October 5, 2018
• Winner’s place of residence: Capitale-Nationale
• Retailer: Sprint Hamel (5080 Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel O., Québec)
• The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s Québec City office

Highlights

• Thinking she had won $20, Ms. Lambert went to a self-serve ticket checker and saw several 0s preceded by a 1! She asked her friend, “Do you see what I see?”
• “My eyes filled up with water. I was so shaken that we couldn’t find the winning combination when we wanted to see which one made us winners!” said Ms. Lambert.
• Ms. Lambert intends on retiring early.
• One thing’s sure, they both wish to continue travelling!

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. Between January 1 and October 9, 2018, Loto-Québec paid out 111 prizes worth $1 million or more and created 96 millionaires. Gagnant à vie!, Grande Vie and Liste de vie! lotteries have provided 18 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Ours big winners can be found on the Winners page of our Lotteries website.