Press release

Montréal, May 2, 2024 — Montréal resident Robert Gareau was in for a big surprise when he checked his Grande Vie ticket: he’d won $1000 a day for life in the April 25 draw!

Highlights

• Gareau has been playing Grande Vie for many years. “I like the idea of winning $1,000 a day for life; it’s fun!”
• The astrology enthusiast writes astrology columns for newspapers and magazines.
• The night owl, who loves watching the stars, checked the draw results in the middle of the night and couldn’t go back to sleep.
• Gareau plans to use his windfall to buy a condo and a convertible New Beetle car, a model he’s already owned twice. He’d also like to purchase telescope to continue looking at the stars!

The winning ticket was purchased at the Marché Express convenience store at 1371 Grande Allée in Terrebonne. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $70,000.

Grande Vie

The Grande Vie top prize was won twice in Québec over the last few months, the previous win being in the December 28 draw. Sisters Manon and Maryse Gaudreau from Estrie shared the $7,000,000 lump sum prize.

“We’re thrilled to see Quebecers win the Grande Vie top prize and make their dream projects a reality,” said Isabelle Jean, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Lottery Games at Loto-Québec.

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.