Press release

Montréal, October 13, 2022 – On September 23, a Capitale-Nationale resident won a Maxmillions prize—$1,000,000—on the Lotto Max draw. The most amazing part of the story is that this young man had won $25,000 with Extra on August 2, just 52 days earlier! The winner, who received his Maxmillions prize on his birthday, shared his reaction and his grandmother’s reaction in a filmed interview. “It got a little wild,” she exclaimed.

VIDEO – Watch Keven Baribeau tell his story. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEIwlYQH5og.

Highlights

• Before checking his $1,000,000 winning Lotto Max ticket, Keven Baribeau told his grandmother he had a feeling it was going to be an amazing day.
• When he scanned his winning ticket with the Lotteries app, Mr. Baribeau saw the amount he won appear on his screen. He shouted, “Okay, it’s really a great day!”
• “Grandma, I told you.  One million bucks!” he whooped. “My mind was blown. It was pretty wild, as she says!” the winner recalled. 
• With his grandmother, his sister and his best friend, this Capitale-Nationale resident picked up his Maxmillions prize on his birthday.
• Now that he’s a millionaire, the lucky winner intends to invest his funds so he can enjoy financial security for the long term.

The winning $1,000,000 Lotto Max ticket was purchased at Proxi Extra, at 4600 Route de Fossambault, in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. The retailer will receive a commission equal to 1% of the overall prize, i.e., $10,000.

A spectacular $70 million jackpot and an estimated 60 Maxmillions in the next Lotto Max draw

In the next Lotto Max draw, slated for Friday, October 14, the prize pool will amount to $130 million and include a $70 million jackpot and an estimated 60 Maxmillions.

In summary

• Winner’s place of residence: Capitale-Nationale

Prize won in the draw on September 23, 2022

• Lottery: Lotto Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Maxmillions
• Purchase location of winning ticket: Proxi Extra (4600 Route de Fossambault, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier)

The retailer will receive a commission equal to 1% of the overall prize, i.e., $10,000.

Prize won in the draw on August 2, 2022

• Lottery: Extra
• Prize: $25,000
• Category: Last six numbers
• Purchase location of winning ticket: Garage Conrad Audet (415 Route Guilbault, Saint-Casimir)

Close to $1.5 billion in prizes

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit the people 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 website.