Press release

Montréal, January 11, 2026 — Lévis resident Steve Drapeau took home $1,000,000 during the televised Célébration 2026 Gala, which aired Sunday, January 11, on TVA. He was represented by his mother, Clémence Gosselin.

Fortune first smiled on Gosselin during the draws for finalists, which started with 48 players from various regions across Québec. The winning Célébration 2026 ticket was purchased at Dépanneur G.V., at 1083 Avenue Taniata, in the Saint-Jean-Chrysostome sector of Lévis. Drapeau had received it as a gift from his brother.

As for the other two finalists—Gabrielle Lemieux from Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and the couple Nicolas Belcourt and Mélanie Marcotte from the Capitale-Nationale region—each took home $100,000.

Giving back is a win-win

Gilles Tremblay and his spouse, Francine Roy Tremblay, also from Lévis, won the $50,000 prize offered as part of the Loto-Québec Giving Back Is a Win-Win Program. In the coming weeks, Loto-Québec will also give $50,000 to the Québec Cancer Foundation, the non-profit organization the couple has selected, as it’s a cause particularly close to their hearts.

About Célébration 2026

Winners of an entry for the televised draw got to attend the Célébration 2026 Gala at the Théâtre du Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, where they were guaranteed to win a minimum prize of $25,000.

For the fourth year in a row, Véronic DiCaire, Gregory Charles and Sébastien Benoit were back to host the gala, which featured Isabelle Boulay, Ariane Moffatt, Ludovick Bourgeois, Mia Tinayre, Patrice Michaud, Joseph Sarenhes, Katrine Sansregret and the DM Nation dance crew.

Ticket holders at home got their shot too—they had a chance to win one of five $1,000,000 prizes or the $5,000,000 grand prize! All winning numbers are listed on the Célébration 2026 page of the lotoquebec.com website.