Press release

Montréal, February 20, 2026 — A Bas-Saint-Laurent family received a pleasant surprise when their Lotto 6/49 ticket won them $2,500,000, a share of the Classic Jackpot drawn on January 31! The group counts eight people.

“Look, Monique! We won $2.5 million!”

• The three-generation family group has been playing the same numbers with Lotto 6/49 for a very long time.
• “Lottery captain” Julien Ross, who bought the lucky ticket at a convenience store in Mont-Joli, was the one to check the results on lotoquebec.com. Since he knows the group's combination by heart, he quickly realized that they’d won the jackpot!
• Ross raised his hands in the air at the same time as his sister, Monique Ross, arrived at his house. “Look, Monique! We won $2.5 million!” he said. He then called the other winners individually to share the news.
• The group met at the Salon de jeux de Québec on February 11 to receive their prize in a joyful celebration.

“Bye-bye, boss,” and hello, Scotland!

Here’s how the winners plan to enjoy their prize:

• Ross said “Bye-bye, boss” earlier than he’d expected when he found out he won! His brother-in-law, Michel Beaulieu, will reduce his working hours.
• Lina Belanger, Beaulieu's spouse, wants to organize a family trip to Scotland to follow in the footsteps of the Ross family ancestors, and, who knows, write new pages of history!
• Ross’s son, Pierre-Luc Bélanger Ross, will buy his first house with his spouse, Stéphanie Bouchard-Gagné.

The winning ticket was purchased at Tabagie Rivard, located at 33 Avenue Doucet in Mont-Joli. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $25,000.

The eight winners:

• Michel Beaulieu
• Lina Belanger
• Sylvie Bélanger
• Pierre-Luc Bélanger Ross
• Stephanie Bouchard-Gagné
• Gilberte Larue
• Julien Ross
• Monique Ross

More Bas-Saint-Laurent Lotto 6/49 wins

Another Bas-Saint-Laurent resident, Serge Vaillancourt, became a millionaire with a Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased at the Dépanneur A+ convenience store in Sayabec, in La Matapédia. “I checked it at least 10 times!” He had told us about his ticket for the January 17 draw.

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.