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$1,000,000A new Lotto Max millionaire crowned in Montérégie!
$1,000,000A new Lotto Max millionaire crowned in Montérégie!
Montréal, July 19, 2022 — A Lotto Max player in Montérégie is now a millionaire. Thomas Cyr took home $1,000,000 in the June 28 draw. The lucky winner says he’ll use his windfall to pay off debts and spoil loved ones.
Highlights
- While paying for his gas at a convenience store, Cyr took the opportunity to check his lottery tickets via the self-serve ticket checker.
- After getting a few notifications that his tickets hadn’t won him anything, an amount suddenly popped up on-screen. At first he was incredulous and thought he’d read it wrong because “there were just too many zeros!” he recalled.
- Cyr then asked the store clerk to validate his ticket at the terminal. It was at this point that he received confirmation that he’d won $1,000,000, to the sound of applause from bystanders.
The winning ticket was purchased at Dépanneur Saint-Lazare on Route de la Cité-des-Jeunes in Saint-Lazare. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
| In summary
The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000. |
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 July 17, 2022, Loto-Québec paid out 62 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lottery games have provided 11 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.