Press release

Montréal, June 28, 2024 — Montérégie couple Kai-Uwe Hagen and Susan Robinson won $2,500,000 in the June 15 Lotto 6/49 draw. The chef and retired nurse plan to use their prize to go on a romantic getaway and renovate their house.

The winning ticket was purchased at the DÉP 325 convenience store on Chemin de la Montagne in Rigaud. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $25,000.

Highlights

• Hagen and Robinson won the $2.5 million with a Lotto 6/49 ticket with seven plays.
• Hagen saw the draw results in a store and immediately noticed that their ticket’s first combination was a winning one.
• Once he returned home, he first shared the news with his spouse by showing her the Loto-Québec prize claim form. She could hardly believe they’d won such a sum!
• The winners, who get $1,250,000 each, received their prize at the Loto-Québec office in Montréal on June 21. They were still struggling to believe their luck.

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.