Press release

Montréal, October 7, 2022 — A group of 17 co-workers, formed on lotoquebec.com by Flavio Perestrelo (group captain), took home $1,000,000 in the September 20 Lotto Max draw. The lucky winners, who hail from the Centre-du-Québec, Laurentides, Laval, Montérégie and Montréal regions, say they plan to use their windfall to carry out renovations, travel, and purchase a new car.

Highlights

• For the past two years or so, when the Lotto Max jackpot has hit over $50,000,000, Flavio Perestrelo has created a group on lotoquebec.com. He then sends an email to his co-workers inviting them to join.
• It was Isabelle Canty’s quick-pick selection that won them Maxmillions prize.
• As soon as he saw the draw results, Perestrelo emailed his co-workers the day after the draw to tell them that they’d won $1,000,000!

All 17 winners and their place of residence:

• Domenico Barbusci, Laurentides (one share)
• Nicolas Brousseau, Montérégie (one share)
• Isabelle Canty, Montérégie (one share)
• Patrick Cordeau, Montérégie (one share)
• Julian Delcourt, Montréal (one share)
• Pierre Guillemette, Montérégie (two shares)
• Nicholas Lachapelle-Charpentier, Montérégie (one share)
• Guillaume Lanoue, Montréal (one share)
• Jean-François Laurin, Montérégie (one share)
• David Marsolais, Montréal (one share)
• Vittorio Novembre, Laval (one share)
• Flavio Perestrelo, group captain, Laurentides (one share)
• Nancy Robitaille, Montérégie (one share)
• Paul Simoneau, Montérégie (one share)
• Yves Tremblay, Montérégie (two shares)
• Sebastien Turcotte, Centre-du-Québec (one share)
• Guillaume Vertefeuille, Montréal (one share)

The winning ticket was purchased on lotoquebec.com. 

In summary

• Lottery game: Lotto Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Maxmillions
• Draw date: September 20, 2022
• Winners’ place of residence: Centre-du-Québec, Laurentides, Laval, Montérégie and Montréal
• Ticket purchase location: lotoquebec.com

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.