Press release

Montréal, April 22, 2026 — Mauricie resident Stéphanie Adam won one of the 20 grand prizes offered by the La course aux lingots scratch ticket. The young woman was a hair’s breadth away from throwing out the winning ticket of a gold bar!

Highlights

• Stéphanie Adam didn’t notice that her La course aux lingots ticket was hiding a grand prize when she first scratched it. “I didn’t realize the number 14 I had was a winning number.”
• When she checked her ticket on the Loto-Québec app, a special message caught her eye. Intrigued, she took the ticket back and studied it, only to discover she’d won a gold bar!
• “I almost threw the ticket out! Good thing I scratched the little symbols,” she shared.
• The thirtysomething opted for the $150,000 lump-sum prize rather than the gold bar.

Adam’s lucky ticket was purchased at the Proxi Extra Pérade convenience store at 310 Boulevard Lanaudière in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.

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.