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ExtraA Laurentides resident wins the top prize with a ticket he purchased online!

ExtraA Laurentides resident wins the top prize with a ticket he purchased online!

Montréal, April 4, 2024 — Laurentides resident Endre Balogh won the Extra top prize in the March 8 draw with a ticket he had purchased online. Balogh regularly purchases Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max tickets online, always adding Extra. He checked his ticket using the Lotteries app the day after the draw and was stunned to see the screen displaying $1,000,000! The lucky winner plans to use his windfall to pay off his mortgage and invest in real estate.

 

In summary

  • Lottery game: Extra
  • Prize: $1,000,000
  • Category: Grand prize
  • Draw date: March 8, 2024
  • Winner’s place of residence: Laurentides
  • Ticket purchased on lotoquebec.com

Endre Balogh 

Third time’s a charm

Three winners were crowned in three consecutive days at the beginning of March. While Balogh took home the March 8 top prize, Lanaudière resident Christian Vansterthem won the March 7 prize. And a group that held 10 shares of $100,000 took home the March 6 prize. One of these shares remains unclaimed. The winning Formule groupe ticket had been purchased at a Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles retailer.

 

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. In 2023, it paid out over $1.6 billion in prizes to lottery winners. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page in the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com. Read their stories.

 

The responsible commercialization of lottery and gaming products is central to Loto-Québec’s operations. The corporation has been granted the highest internationally recognized certification in responsible gaming by the World Lottery Association.

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Source and for more information
Marianne Brault
Public Relations Advisor
Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec
rp.loteries@loto-quebec.com

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