Press release

Montréal, April 10, 2026 — Mauricie resident Michel Boisvert won $500,000 in the April 1 Extra draw. When he told his loved ones the next day, many of them thought he was joking. This is the lucky winner’s second lottery win, making it harder for his friends to believe. Boisvert had, in fact, won $1,000,000 with Lotto 6/49 two years ago!

“We won another prize!”

• Boisvert went to a retailer to validate his ticket while having his tires changed. After seeing the $500,000 displayed on-screen, he headed to the service desk to validate the ticket with the attendant. It was true: he had just won half a million dollars!
• Boisvert reacted by hugging the store’s staff, just as he had in 2024 when he won with Lotto 6/49.
• “We won another prize!” he told his spouse when he returned home.
• He purchased the winning ticket at the same convenience store, Filgo in Saint-Boniface, Maskinongé.
• The winner plans to use his windfall to spoil his daughters and make a donation to a charity doing cancer research.

About Loto-Québec

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 55 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. In 2025, the corporation paid out over $1.7 billion in prizes to winners and crowned 105 millionaires across Québec. Among these prizes, it paid out nearly 20 lifetime annuities, a record! Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page in the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com. Discover their dreams.

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.