Press release

Montréal, May 23, 2019 – On March 29, Montérégie resident Catherine Côté pocketed $108,966 while playing Mega Pots Mega-X on Loto-Québec’s online gaming website, lotoquebec.com.

In short

• Lottery: Mega Pots Mega-X
• Prize won: $108,966
• Winner’s place of residence: Montérégie

Highlights

• On March 29, Catherine Côté used some downtime to bet a few dollars on lotoquebec.com. She’d never played Mega Pots Mega-X before and decided to try it after seeing the attractive visual.

• Catherine has been a Loto-Québec customer for six months, but it took only a few minutes for her to win the $108,966 progressive jackpot! She immediately shouted out the news to her spouse who, thinking it was a mistake, urged her to be cautious.

• With the money, the winner plans to buy a new house.

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 May 21, 2019, Loto-Québec paid out 34 prizes worth $1 million or more, turning 38 people into millionaires. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 11 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Winners of major prizes are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.