Press release

Montréal, November 9, 2022 – Buying a Lotto Max ticket online for the October 18 draw turned out to be a good move for Joanna Gayle Lymburner. With that ticket, the Montréal resident took home a Maxmillions prize, i.e. $1,000,000!

Highlights

• Being a bit of a homebody, Lymburner likes to buy her lottery tickets online.
• The day after the draw, she received an email from Loto-Québec asking her to contact customer service.
• “Is this for real? I can’t believe it!” exclaimed Lymburner, who was still blown away when the Loto‑Québec employee broke the news to her over the phone.
• The lucky winner plans to do some investing with her prize money.

In summary

• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Maxmillions
• Draw date: October 18, 2022
• Winner’s place of residence: Montréal
• Ticket purchased on lotoquebec.com

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.