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“A great and lovely surprise”A Montréal resident takes home a $1,000,000 Québec Max prize

“A great and lovely surprise”A Montréal resident takes home a $1,000,000 Québec Max prize

Montréal, January 27, 2023 — Montréal resident Gilles Croteau took home $1,000,000 at the December 20 Québec Max draw. The lucky winner claimed his prize at the beginning of the year, calling it a “great and lovely surprise.” He plans to invest the million dollars he won.

 

Highlights

  • Gilles Croteau purchases at least one lottery ticket a week. He won his prize through a Double Jeu Max ticket he bought shortly before the holidays.
  • He found out he had won $1,000,000 after scanning his ticket in a self-serve ticket checker at a gas station.
  • Mr. Croteau had the store clerk validate his ticket and even received the manager’s congratulations.

 

The winning ticket was purchased at the Petro-Canada station on Boulevard Pitfield, in Pierrefonds. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

 

In summary

  • Lottery game: Québec Max
  • Prize: $1,000,000
  • Category: Additional prize (7/ 7)
  • Draw date: December 20, 2022
  • Winner’s place of residence: Montréal
  • Retailer: Petro-Canada (3550 Boulevard Pitfield, Pierrefonds)

       The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $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, in the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com.

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Source and for more information:
Marine Haddadi
Public Relations Advisor
Loto-Québec
514-499-5030
rp.loteries@loto-quebec.com

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