Press release

Montréal, February 5, 2019 – Montérégie resident Claudia Phan pocketed the $5,000,000 play-at-home grand prize drawn at the Célébration 2019 televised gala on January 13.

In short

• Lottery: Célébration 2019
• Prize won: $5,000,000
• Category: Play-at-home grand prize
• Draw date: January 13, 2019
• Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Provi-soir (3250 Boulevard de Rome, Brossard)
• The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $50,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec’s head offices in Montréal

Highlights

• The Célébration 2019 ticket that Claudia Phan received as a gift from her father won her a free ticket. It’s with that second ticket that she became a multimillionaire!

• During a family gathering shortly after the draw, Claudia’s sister checked the ticket and saw that it was a winning ticket.

• The entire family jumped for joy when they saw that the young woman had won the grand prize! No one could believe her good fortune. Claudia came to Loto-Québec’s head office to claim her prize in the company of several loved ones.

• The lucky winner’s priority remains finishing her university studies, but she also plans to pamper herself thanks to her newfound fortune.

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 2018, Loto-Québec paid out a record 139 prizes worth $1 million or more. Gagnant à vie, Grande Vie and Liste de vie! lotteries have provided 22 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. A list of the winners is available on the Winners page of the Lotteries site.