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$1,000,000 in MontérégieFormule groupe: Guaranteed prize won in the Lotto 6/49 draw!
$1,000,000 in MontérégieFormule groupe: Guaranteed prize won in the Lotto 6/49 draw!
Montréal, September 9, 2020 – Lady Luck smiled on a group of Montérégie residents in the March 21, 2020, Lotto 6/49 draw. They won $1,000,000 with a Formule groupe ticket! At this writing, nine of the ten $100,000 shares had been claimed.
In summary
- Lottery: Lotto 6/49 (Formule groupe)
- Prize: $1,000,000
- Category: Guaranteed prize
- Draw date: March 21, 2020
- Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
- Retailer: Mobil (220 Boulevard Omer-Marcil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)
- The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
- Claim centre: Loto-Québec head office in Montreal
The winners are:
- Jimmy Beaulieu, Montérégie
- Sylvie Dansereau, Montérégie
- Aurore St-Jules Guertin, Montérégie
- Manon Guertin, Montérégie
- Jasmin Bruna Gagnon, Montérégie
- Gary Lehto, Montérégie
- Robin Masson, Montérégie
- Rima Menhem, Montérégie
- Denis Senécal, Montérégie
Plans
The winners had lots of plans for the proceeds of their cheques, including travel, treating their loved ones as well as buying a new home and appliances.
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 temporarily suspended in-person prize claims at its prize claim offices on March 18. Winners of prizes of $10,000 or more who have a physical lottery ticket should contact Loto-Québec’s customer service team.
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 8, 2020, Loto-Québec paid out 74 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to lottery winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 9 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