Press release

Montréal, May 4, 2022 — Lanaudière resident Claude Veilleux took home the guaranteed $1,000,000 prize in the April 20 Lotto 6/49 draw with a free play he won on lotoquebec.com. The newly minted millionaire says he plans to make renovations and go on a cruise.

Watch Claude Veilleux receive his $1,000,000 prize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXA8izVVKDA.

Highlights

• Veilleux has been playing the same Lotto 6/49 numbers for 30 years.
• The Lanaudière resident started purchasing his Lotto 6/49 tickets on lotoquebec.com when the pandemic hit. 
• When he read the email notification that told him he’d won, the lucky winner was stunned to find out that he’d won $1,000,000 with a selection that he didn’t recognize. He had no idea about the guaranteed prize or that its value was so high!
• What’s more, Veilleux won the $1,000,000 with a free play.
• He broke the news to his children by giving them each a print-out of that life-changing email notification.
• Veilleux says he plans to use his windfall to make renovations and take a Caribbean cruise.

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 May 1, 2022, Loto-Québec paid out 35 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to winners. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lottery games have provided eight lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries website.