Press release

Montréal, April 16, 2024 — The La Poule aux œufs d’or top prize has again been won, this time on the Sunday, April 14 show. Jeanne-Mance Morin, a retiree from Louiseville, was the contestant who won the $300,000 top prize. She walked away with a total of $309,000.

Highlights

• “Jeanne-Mance Morin, from Louiseville, didn’t want to be on TV... Too late!” said the show’s host, Richard Turcotte, as he introduced the contestant. “It’s not my favourite thing to do!” she laughingly replied to co-host Sébastien Benoit.
• Once she reached the final round, Morin chose egg number 9 at random. The amount in the envelope was $30,000, but she decided to opt for what was hiding in the egg. “And it’s the top prize!” exclaimed Sébastien Benoit as he unveiled the words “gros lot” under a shower of golden confetti.
• “Jeanne-Mance, who was reluctant to buy La Poule aux œufs d’or tickets because she didn’t want to be on TV, has just made a life-changing decision, that’s for sure!” he added.

To watch Jeanne-Mance Morin’s stint on the show, visit the YouTube channel: Loteries Loto-Québec : youtu.be/1iEF3EQwGSk?si=h1jCth7IrErCYaSv&t=85. She appears in the very first minute.

The biggest prize ever awarded on the show, i.e., $1,525,000, went to Jacques Sénécal from Terrebonne on February 25, after it spent more than a year just waiting to be won. Since the show’s launch in 1993, over 9,510 contestants have collectively won over $291 million in prizes!

In summary (Jeanne-Mance Morin’s win)

• Lottery game: $5 La Poule aux œufs d’or ticket
• Prize: $309,000
• Category: Contestant spot on the TV show
• Episode air date: April 14, 2024
• Winner’s place of residence: Louiseville
• Ticket purchase location: IGA Clément Louiseville (714 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Ouest, Louiseville)

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.