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$1,000,000A Lanaudière man becomes a millionaire with Lotto 6/49!
$1,000,000A Lanaudière man becomes a millionaire with Lotto 6/49!
Montréal, September 30, 2020 — Lanaudière resident Jean-Guy Audet took home the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize in the September 5 Lotto 6/49 draw. This is the second time that fortune favoured Jean-Guy, who bagged a whopping $333,333 some 33 years ago! He says he wants to take some time to think about how he’ll spend and invest the money.
In summary
- Lottery: Lotto 6/49
- Prize: $1,000,000
- Category: Guaranteed prize
- Draw date: September 5, 2020
- Winner’s place of residence: Lanaudière
- Retailer: Dépanneur 350 (350 Boulevard Antonio-Barrette, Notre-Dame-des-Prairies)
- The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
- Claim centre: Loto-Québec office in Quebec City
COVID-19: How to claim your prize
As part of the collective effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of its customers and employees, Loto-Québec has reopened its prize claim offices in Montréal and Quebec City by appointment only, and only for prize claims amounting to $10,000 or more. Right now, sending in your prize claim by mail is the safest and most efficient way to claim a prize amounting to less than $10,000. Prizes amounting to $600 or less can be claimed at any Loto-Québec retailer.
Please note: Owners of physical lottery tickets with an expiry date between March 17 and September 17, 2020, inclusively who’ve won a prize will have an additional six months to claim it. The payment terms for prizes won on lotoquebec.com remain the same.
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 September 28, 2020, Loto-Québec paid out 85 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to lottery winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 11 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.
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Renaud Dugas
Senior Advisor, Media and Public Affairs
Loto-Québec
514-499-5208
renaud.dugas@loto-quebec.com