Press release

Montréal, January 25, 2023 — When Montrealer Marie Nadège Valdémar tuned in to the Célébration 2023 Gala on January 8, she didn’t realize that she had the winning combination for the $1,000,000 prize. She was going to throw her ticket in the garbage!

Highlights

• Valdémar received a Célébration 2023 ticket as a gift from her son.
• It was when she went to claim the $4 she won with Gagnant à vie—and asked them to check her Célébration 2023 ticket, just in case—that she found out she won.
• Neither her husband nor her son took her seriously when she told them she’d won $1,000,000.
• The lucky winner, who was already in the market for a home before she became a millionaire, will now be able to buy the house of her dreams!

The winning ticket was purchased at the Galeries des Sources lottery kiosk in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

In summary

• Lottery game: Célébration 2023
• Prize: $1,000,000
• Draw date: January 8, 2023
• Winner’s place of residence: Montréal
• Retailer: Galeries des Sources kiosk (3237 Boulevard des Sources, Dollard-des-Ormeaux)

       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.