Press release

Montréal, October 1, 2019 – Laurentides resident Carole Fex Bélisle took home the $250,000 bonus prize in the September 19 Grande Vie draw.

In summary

• Lottery: Grande Vie
• Prize: $250,000
• Category: Bonus prize
• Draw date: September 19, 2019
• Winner’s place of residence: Laurentides
• Retailer: Provigo (501 Avenue Patry, Saint-Pascal)
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec office in Québec City

Highlights

• When Carole scanned her tickets in the self-serve checker at the grocery store, she was stunned to see a message saying that she’d won the $250,000 bonus prize!
• Not believing her eyes, she immediately asked the store clerk to validate her ticket to confirm the win.
• “At the time, I didn’t react much. It’s only once I told my daughter the good news that it sank in and I started trembling,” said the lucky winner.
• Carole already has some great projects in mind, including building a new home closer to where her daughter and grandchildren live.

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 1, 2019, Loto-Québec paid out 64 prizes of $1,000,000 or more and turned 62 people into millionaires. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 19 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries site.