Press release

Montréal, February 5, 2020 — A group of six friends and former co-workers from the Montérégie area got quite the retirement gift when they took home the $9,000,000 Lotto 6/49 jackpot in the January 29 draw.

The newly minted millionaires celebrated their win at a press conference held today at Loto-Québec’s head office in Montréal.

In summary

• Lottery: Lotto 6/49
• Prize: $9,000,000
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: January 29, 2020
• Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Dépanneur Chaput (3426 Rue Elizabeth, Saint-Hubert)
• The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $90,000.
• Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office in Montréal

The lucky winners are:

• Marcel Blain

• Robert Girard

• Roland Guimond

• Denis Lecourtois

• Lisette Matte

• Marcel Plante

Highlights

• The winners are six friends, five of whom are former co-workers. They’ve been playing the lottery together for a few years now. They typically get together every week for breakfast.

• The group leader, Marcel Plante, was the first to check their ticket the day after the Lotto 6/49 draw. He looked up the draw results on lotoquebec.com.

• Marcel couldn’t believe that the numbers on his ticket matched the winning selection—and neither could his wife Lisette, who’s also a member of their lottery group. Excited and incredulous, they asked their daughter to check the ticket again.

• Marcel then had the pleasure of calling up all the group members and telling them they’d snagged the $9,000,000 jackpot!

• The six newly minted millionaires plan on celebrating their win with a cruise.

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 2019, Loto-Québec paid out 88 prizes of $1 million or more. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 23 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries site.