Press release

Montréal, May 13, 2026 – Capitale-Nationale resident Christian Hébert snagged the grand prize of $1,000 a week for life with a Gagnant à vie scratch ticket his son had bought for him from a convenience store in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.

He paced around the house

• Christian Hébert had asked his son to pick up a few things for him at the convenience store, including a lottery ticket.
• Not seeing the ticket his father wanted, he chose a Gagnant à vie ticket instead.
• The ticket sat in a drawer for a while before Christian scratched it and found out that he had won $1,000 a week for life. “I can't believe this happened to me!” he said.
• After pacing around the house, the winner ended up calling his son at work to share the good news. He was on speaker phone when he took the call, so his colleagues found out at the same time he did!
• Initially shocked by this windfall, Christian will make the time to figure out what to do with it.

The winning ticket was purchased at the Sprint convenience store at 4754 Route de Fossambault, in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.

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. Learn all about 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.