Montréal, October 30, 2026 — Montérégie resident Maurice Rhéaume took home $1,000,000 in the October 3 Lotto 6/49 draw. A last-minute purchase turned out to be a winning decision for him.
Highlights
- Maurice Rhéaume regularly buys lottery tickets. On October 2, he rushed to his local convenience store to purchase a Lotto Max ticket before sales closed for that evening’s draw. While he was there, he also bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket—which turned out to be worth $1,000,000. “I almost missed out!” he said with a laugh when claiming his prize.
- Rhéaume discovered his win after the thought of checking his tickets came to him during a nap. Still overcome with emotion, he shared that “experiencing something like this once in your life is truly special.”
- The energetic man in his sixties has a number of plans in mind, including buying a property and visiting places that have long been on his bucket list.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Couche-Tard convenience store at 390 Boulevard Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier in Saint-Lambert. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.