Press release

Montréal, June 16, 2025 — A Montérégie resident in her forties, Karine Dagenais, recently took home the Gagnant à vie top prize of $1,000 a week for life.

Highlights

• Dagenais’ spouse gave her a Gagnant à vie Limited Edition ticket as a gift, with which she won a free ticket. That ticket won her $10, which she used for another Gagnant à vie ticket, and this series of small wins continued until the eighth ticket. “In the first box of Game 1, I saw the VIE symbol… once, twice, then three times. I thought to myself, ‘No, no, there’s no way!’” she said.
• She ran to tell her spouse, who was in the bathroom. “I shouted, ‘Marco, Marco! I won!’ But he didn’t understand. I ended up sticking the winning ticket against the shower door!” she said.
• The winner and her spouse plan to use the money to travel and spend more time together!

The winning ticket was purchased at the Familiprix pharmacy on Boulevard Fiset in Sorel-Tracy. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

Eight Gagnant à vie top prizes already won this year

Since the start of 2025, eight people have won $1,000 a week for life with the Gagnant à vie lottery game, including Cameron McKenzie, a young man in his twenties from the Capitale-Nationale region.

Eight Gagnant à vie top prizes already won this year

Since the start of 2025, eight people have won $1,000 a week for life with the Gagnant à vie lottery game, including Cameron McKenzie, a young man in his twenties from the Capitale-Nationale region.

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. Last year, the corporation paid out close to $1.8 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.

Loto-Québec is committed to the responsible marketing of lottery and gaming products. The corporation has been granted the highest internationally recognized certification in responsible gaming by the World Lottery Association.