Press release

Montréal, February 3, 2026 — Montréal couple Katelyn Abbey and Philip Cutler won the $5,000,000 at-home top prize drawn during the Célébration 2026 gala, which aired January 11.

Highlights

• Katelyn Abbey and Philip Cutler have been buying Célébration tickets for about five years. They give some as gifts to their family and always keep two for themselves.
• A few days after the gala aired, while he and his spouse were on vacation abroad, Cutler decided to check their tickets. When he checked the results on the Loto-Québec website, he discovered that one of them had the winning number for the $5,000,000 top prize. He was thrilled and wasted no time in sharing the good news with his spouse.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Uniprix pharmacy at 88 Rue Sainte-Anne in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $50,000.

About Célébration 2026

Like gala contestants, Célébration 2026 ticket holders had the chance to become millionaires: five $1,000,000 prizes and one $5,000,000 top prize were up for grabs during the January 11 gala. Célébration tickets also offered the chance to take home various other prizes. To check the draw results, visit loteries.lotoquebec.com.

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.