Press release

Montréal, March 10, 2025 — The Gagnant à vie lottery game continues spreading joy! This time, David Morin, a man in his thirties from the Capitale-Nationale region, won the coveted annuity of $1,000 a week for life.

Highlights

• David Morin was on his way to go fat biking and stopped at a convenience store to buy a snack. While there, he decided to get a Gagnant à vie ticket.
• Back home, he scratched his ticket and was surprised to uncover three VIE symbols in the same game. Wanting to make sure that he was truly winning $1,000 a week for life, he checked his ticket using the Loto-Québec app. It was true!
• With his windfall, Morin can continue building his own house without financial concerns.

The winning ticket was purchased at Dépanneur Éclair, at 1755 Boulevard Pie-XI Nord in Quebec City. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

Five Gagnant à vie top prizes already won this year

Since the beginning of the year, five annuities of $1,000 a week for life have been won with the Gagnant à vie lottery game, including two in the Laurentides region: one by Alexandrine Lussier-Pagé and another by Martin Lemay.

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.