Press release

Montréal, November 17, 2022 – Montérégie residents Pascal Brazeau and Jean Séguin won $1,000,000 in the October 18 Lotto Max draw. Both of the lucky winners plan to invest their share of the prize.

Highlights

• For four years, these former co-workers have been playing the lottery together, especially when there’s a really big jackpot up for grabs.
• For every draw, they each buy a ticket and write both of their names on them.
• As soon as Brazeau checked the ticket and saw how much they’d won, he called Séguin and said, “I don’t get it. There has to be a mistake!”

The winning ticket was purchased at Shell Rigaud in Hudson. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

In summary

• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Maxmillions
• Draw date: October 18, 2022
• Winners’ place of residence: Montérégie
• Retailer: Shell Rigaud (106 Route 201, Hudson)

The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

Close to $1.5 billion in prizes awarded

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit the people and province of Québec. During the 2021–2022 year, it awarded close to $1.5 billion in prizes to lottery winners—a record for the government corporation. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com.