Press release

Montréal, May 14, 2023 — A group of twelve co-workers, who’ve only been playing the lottery together for a few months, took home $1,000,000 in the March 17 Québec Max draw. The winning ticket was purchased in Trois-Rivières, and the group consists of 11 Mauricie residents and one Centre-du-Québec resident.

Highlights

• One night, shortly before midnight, a member of the group realized that the selection on their Québec Max ticket had won them $1,000,000. He immediately informed their lottery group leader Jean-Claude Côté. Côté couldn’t wait to tell the other winners the next morning!
• The 12 colleagues each received their share of $83,333 on March 27 at Loto-Québec’s Quebec City office.
• Québec Max, which is only available in Québec, offers 14 prizes of $1,000,000 and one prize of $2,000,000 in every draw.

The 12 winners are:

• Guy Beaudoin from Mauricie
• Styve Blais from Mauricie
• Mathieu Cossette from Mauricie
• Jean-Claude Côté from Mauricie
• Denis Ébacher from Centre-du-Québec
• Ludovic Fréchette from Mauricie
• Daniel Laflèche from Mauricie
• Réjean Larouche from Mauricie
• Dave Marchand from Mauricie
• Gaby Marchand from Mauricie
• Christian Tessier from Mauricie
• Benjamin Vanesse from Mauricie

In summary

• Lottery game: Québec Max
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Category: Additional prize (7/ 7)
• Draw date: March 17, 2023
• Winners’ place of residence: Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec
• Retailer: Dépanneur Micro (3940 Rue Louis-Pinard, Trois-Rivières)

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

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit the people and province of Québec. In 2022, it paid out 120 prizes of $1,000,000 or more to lottery winners. The Gagnant à Vie and Grande Vie tickets have provided 15 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page in the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com. Read their stories.