Press release

Montréal, July 4, 2024 — Mauricie couple Daniel Demers and Nathalie Doucet won the $1,000,000 prize in the June 7 Extra draw. They plan to use their windfall to travel, especially in Greece and Italy.

Highlights

• Demers purchases the lottery tickets for himself and his spouse, Nathalie. He always says yes to Extra.
• Demers checked their ticket the day after the draw using the Lotteries app. He had to wait before sharing the good news with Doucet since she wasn’t home.
• At first, she didn’t believe him!
• The couple would like to travel more, particularly in Europe. They’re more specifically looking at Italy and Greece.

VIDEO: Watch the couple tell us their story: https://youtu.be/KOScHjWlMHs.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Sonichoix convenience store on Chemin Sainte-Marguerite in the Pointe-du-Lac sector of Trois-Rivières. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

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.