Press release

Montréal, August 4, 2021 — Sylvain Pilon had been playing the same 10 Banco numbers for a while, without every winning anything. For the June 4 draw, the Laurentides resident told himself he would try his luck one last time with the same numbers, which ended up earning him a prize of $1,200,000.

Highlights

• Sylvain would occasionally replay a Banco ticket with the same 10 numbers.
• The day after the draw when he used the Lotteries app on his iPad to check his ticket, he thought he had 9 of the 10 winning numbers and felt lucky to have won a few thousand dollars.
• Looking closer, he saw he had all the numbers of the winning selection.
• Since Sylvain had wagered $2, his prize was $400,000. With the Turbo option, the prize was tripled to $1,200,000.
• Sylvain plans to invest some of his winnings as well as buy a house.

COVID-19: How to claim a prize

As part of the collective effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health and safety of its customers and employees, Loto-Québec’s prize claim offices in Montréal and Quebec City are open by appointment only to ticket holders who’ve won a prize of $2,000 or more. For this reason, players who’ve won such a prize should contact Loto-Québec’s customer service team. Under the current circumstances, the safest and most efficient way to claim a prize is still by mail. For more information on prize payment terms and conditions, please visit lotoquebec.com.

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 August 1, 2021, Loto-Québec paid out 100 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lottery games have provided 15 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.