Press release

Montréal, June 11, 2019 — Nancy Lafond and Robert Cardinal won $1,000,000 in the Québec Max draw on June 4. The Lanaudière couple, who are planning to get married in September, couldn’t have hoped for a better wedding gift!

In summary

• Lottery: Québec Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Additional selections
• Draw date: June 4, 2019
• Winners’ place of residence: Lanaudière
• Retailer: Super C (1395 Boulevard Moody, Terrebonne)
• The retailer will receive a $10,000 commission, equal to 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office in Montréal

Highlights

• Nancy and Robert have been playing the same Québec Max numbers for three years.

• Nancy was the one who went to check their ticket while shopping at the grocery store.

• “Oh my God! That’s a lot of zeros!” she exclaimed when she saw the amount pop up on the terminal’s screen.

• Fellow customers and employees gathered around the lucky winner to congratulate her. That’s when a female clerk told her: “It’s alright, you can cry now!” It was then that Nancy, overcome with emotion, burst into tears.

• She then called her spouse to tell him the good news, and asked him to come pick her up.

• Even though they’ve put a lot of thought into what they’ll do with the money, the couple says they love the life they currently lead and don’t plan on making any huge changes.

• Nancy even went on to say that her job at a care home for disabled people was “the best job in the world.”

• The win did come at a good time, though. The lucky winners plan to get married in September!

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 June 11, 2019, Loto-Québec has paid out 36 prizes of $1,000,000 or more, producing 39 millionaires. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 11 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Winners of large prizes are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries site.

A video of the winners is available on Loto-Québec’s YouTube channel.

Nancy et Robert, gagnants d’un lot de 1 000 000 $ au Québec Max