Press release

Montréal, October 18, 2019 – Côte-Nord residents Yolande Paquet and her spouse Richard Deschênes took home $1 million thanks to a Québec Max ticket.

In summary

• Lottery: Québec Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Additional prize
• Draw date: September 20, 2019
• Winners’ place of residence: Côte-Nord
• Retailer: Lottery counter at Place de Ville (770 Boulevard Laure, Sept-Îles)
• The retailer will receive a $10,000 commission, equal to 1% of the prize.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec office in Québec City

Highlights

• Richard had just left on a two-week hunting trip when his spouse checked their ticket.
• As soon as she realized they had won $1 million, she immediately contacted her husband to tell him the good news.
• As he wasn’t able to return for another week to celebrate at home, he kept on calling to ask: “Is it really true we won a million dollars? You’re not pulling my leg, right?”
• Although Yolande waited for her husband’s return to go and claim the cheque, she said with a smile that she didn’t wait to celebrate with her children!
• The couple plans to travel a bit and will continue to enjoy life as they always have!