Press release

Montréal, November 24, 2022 — There was cause for celebration at Loto-Québec’s offices in Quebec City on November 9: a group of co-workers had won a cool $1,000,000! Just three days earlier, the lucky winners had found out they’d won a Maxmillions prize in the September 23 Lotto Max draw. The group of Capitale‑Nationale and Estrie residents, who’ve played the lottery together for 12 years, plan to use their winnings to do renovations, travel and make some investments.

Winners’ names and places of residence:

• Nathalie Asselin, Capitale-Nationale (one share)
• Hélène Chagnon, Estrie (one share)
• Doris-Gilles Lafleur, Capitale-Nationale (one share)
• Réjean Martel, Capitale-Nationale (one share)
• Nicole Paré, Capitale-Nationale (one share)
• Claude Pigeon, Capitale-Nationale (one share)

The winning ticket was purchased at Familiprix, located at 2900 Chemin Saint-Louis in Quebec City. The retailer will receive a commission equal to 1% of the overall prize, i.e. $10,000.

In summary

• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Maxmillions
• Draw date: September 23, 2022
• Winners’ places of residence: Capitale-Nationale and Estrie
• Retailer: Familiprix (2900 Chemin Saint-Louis, Quebec City)

The retailer will receive a commission equal to 1% of the overall prize, i.e. $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.