Press release

Montréal, February 28, 2024 — Montréal resident Dominador Games won the $2,000,000 top prize in the February 7 Québec 49 draw. Games plans to use this tidy sum to make investments and surprise his family who lives in the Philippines with a visit.

Highlights

• Dominador purchased a Double Jeu 49 package while running some errands.
• When he returned home, he put the ticket on the table with his other purchases and left for work.
• Later in the evening, he looked at the Québec 49 results after the draw and had a feeling he’d seen some of these numbers before.
• He wanted to check his ticket, but it wasn’t in his pocket as usual.
• Luckily, upon returning home, he found it and checked it with the Lotteries app. It was his combination that had been drawn.
• He quickly shared the news with his wife and son.
• It’s Games’ second time winning the lottery: he’d been a contestant in Roue de fortune chez vous! in 2019.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Boni Soir convenience store at 6201 Boulevard Décarie in Montréal.

In summary

• Lottery game: Québec 49
• Prize: $2,000,000
• Category: Grand prize
• Draw date: February 7, 2024
• Winner’s place of residence: Montréal
• Ticket purchase location: Boni Soir (6201 Boulevard Décarie, Montréal)

       The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $20,000.

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.