Press release

Montréal, April 14, 2025 — A new Powerbucks progressive jackpot has been won in Québec! Montréal teacher Sophie Breton won $1,446,012, the progressive jackpot of the Powerbucks Cleopatra Grand game on lotoquebec.com, Loto-Québec's online gaming site, on March 9. She received her prize on April 1 at the corporation's head office in Montréal, and it was no April Fool’s!

Highlights

• Breton usually buys her lottery tickets online and plays other games while there, such as Powerbucks Cleopatra Grand.
• On March 9, the Montréal resident thought she’d won a $450 prize in the game and was quite pleased.
• Later that day, Breton called Loto-Québec back since she had received a message. An employee then told her she was the lucky winner of the $1,446,012 progressive jackpot!  She was speechless!
• Loto-Québec invited Breton to confirm her win by logging in to her lotoquebec.com account. She then announced the news to her spouse.
• The millionaire plans to use the progressive jackpot to buy a house in Gaspésie.

Powerbucks pays off in Québec

Another lucky player, Montérégie resident Marian Zbyradowski, won $2,752,530 in January after hitting the progressive jackpot in the Powerbucks Wheel of Fortune Ruby Riches online casino game. This was a record online Powerbucks jackpot in Canada.

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. In 2024, the corporation paid out $1.7 billion in prizes to winners across Québec. 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.