Press release

Montréal, June 25, 2021 — Manon Corbeil and Georges Dozois couldn’t have dreamed of a happier retirement together, and especially not so soon! This Mauricie couple took home the top prize of $1,000 a day for life in the June 17 Grande Vie draw.

In summary

• Lottery game: Grande Vie
• Prize: $1,000 a day for life
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: June 17, 2021
• Winners’ place of residence: Mauricie
• Retailer: Couche-Tard (365 Boulevard du Saint-Maurice, Trois-Rivières)

The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $70,000.

Highlights

• Manon had never played Grande Vie before. On a whim, she decided to enter a draw.
• After winning $20 playing Lotto Max with a group of family members, she decided to buy lottery tickets for her and her spouse at various retailers.
• The winner checked her tickets the very day she was scheduled to return to work after being off for several months.
• As soon as she found out she had won the Grande Vie top prize, she called her boss to tell him that she was retiring right then and there.
• Since then, emotions have been running high for Manon, while Georges has remained cool and collected.
• The multimillionaires plan to spoil their children and grandchildren with their winnings, and enjoy their retirement to the fullest by spending more time with their family, among other things.
• In addition to making investments, the couple plans to buy a second home to be closer to their children and grandchildren, get a new car as well as a classic car to live out their passion for automobiles, and take a family trip to Disney World once the circumstances allow.
• Since Manon and Georges share the $1,000 a day for life, they opted for the $7,000,000 lump-sum payment.

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 June 27, 2021, Loto-Québec paid out 87 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 14 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.