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Canadian man's terrible day turns into $1 million Lotto 6/49 winNews Story
String of bad luck turns into joyous payday By Kate Northrop A Canadian man was having the worst day when one lottery ticket ended his string of bad luck, winning him a $1 million (US$724,795) prize. A lottery ticket instantly turned a Qu bec man's miserable day around after he discovered it had won a $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize. One day in August, Marcel Charette of Mont r gie realized he was out of milk. He got in his car and drove to the D panneur Ste-Rosalie convenience store
Oct 14, 2024, 2:34 pm - Lottery News

$50 million Lotto Max winner refuses to leave job, says company would suffer without himNews Story
Newly minted multimillionaire doesn't want to leave coworkers in the dust By Kate Northrop After winning a $50 million (US$36.5 million) Lotto Max jackpot, a Quebec man decided he would rather head right back to work than leave his coworkers hanging. A Canadian man won a $50 million lottery jackpot and said he's going right back to work, even at the risk of skipping a vacation with his family. On Oct. 6, Pierre Richer became even richer when he matched all seven numbers in that n
Nov 22, 2023, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Employee strike at Québec Lottery halts introduction of new Lotto 6/49 in the provinceNews Story
Multi-province Lotto 6/49 game will be unplayable in Qu bec until strike is settled By Kate Northrop Lottery players in Qu bec will be unable to participate in Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game due to an employee strike at the Qu bec Lottery (Loto-Qu bec). Over 400 professionals at the Qu bec Lottery went on strike following failed negotiations around pay raises and rising inflation, causing a delay in ticket validation and the scheduled rollout of the new nationwide Lotto 6/49 game
Sep 13, 2022, 12:02 pm - Lottery News

Canadian $70 million Lotto Max jackpot winner wants to help rebuild Ukraine with lottery prizeNews Story
History buff has a big to-do list By Kate Northrop A recent winner of the $70 million (US$54.03 million) multi-province Lotto Max jackpot already has plans underway to help rebuild war-torn Ukraine, among other items to be crossed off on his premeditated checklist. The $70 million Lotto Max jackpot winner from the June 7 drawing was revealed to be Marcel Lussier, of Brossard, Montreal, who has a solid plan for how he wants to spend his winnings. Every time Lussier enters a draw
Jun 22, 2022, 11:26 am - Lottery News

Loto-Québec IT technician accused of stealing thousands from customer accountsNews Story
By Kate Northrop After a year-long investigation, a former employee at Loto-Qu bec was accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from customer accounts that were supposedly inactive. Martin Raymond, 37, a former systems analyst who worked at an online gambling call center at Loto-Qu bec, was accused Wednesday of stealing funds from customer accounts he deemed inactive. He stole over $20,000 (US$16,000) from about 30 customer gaming accounts in over a few months between the winter and s
Jul 10, 2021, 2:50 pm - Lottery News

Québec Lottery launches first-ever lottery ticket printed on 100% recycled materialsNews Story
Lottery sets an environmentally friendly precedent By Kate Northrop The Qu bec Lottery announced last week that they have just launched the first-ever lottery ticket printed on entirely recycled materials. It's the Lottery's latest step toward a reduced environmental footprint and the first time that any lottery corporation in the world has released a ticket made completely from recycled materials. The environmentally friendly ticket is from the scratch-off game Évasion, which
Jan 29, 2021, 1:28 pm - Lottery News

Human-sized robot presents $6 million prize to Canadian lottery winnerNews Story
Coronavirus-immune employee is a first for Loto-Qu bec By Kate Northrop While lotteries continue to offer reconfigured claims processes and practices to combat the spread of COVID-19, Loto-Qu bec showed off its adherence to social distancing guidelines in a unique way last week as it celebrated its first in-person check presentation since the start of the pandemic. On Thursday, July 23, Loto-Qu bec presented Laurentides resident Guylaine Desjardins her check worth $6 million (US$4,479,3
Jul 28, 2020, 1:27 pm - Lottery News

Quebec couple married for 57 years wins $200,000 in Banco lottery gameNews Story
Winner doubles and quadruples her earnings in Keno-style game By Kate Northrop A couple from Quebec has a plenty of reason to celebrate after bringing home a $200,000 (US$147,260) prize in the June 9 Banco lottery draw. Suzanne Lussier God re of Estrie regularly buys tickets for the Banco lottery, her personal favorite game, using the same numbers every time. Her patience paid off, and she managed to match eight numbers in the draw. Not only that, but she doubled and then quadrupled her
Jul 1, 2020, 5:06 pm - Lottery News

22-year-old grocery store bagger claims $70M jackpot from a lottery ticket he bought at workNews Story
A 22-year-old grocery store employee just won the biggest jackpot in Quebec's history after he purchased a ticket from the store where he works. Friday was a life-changing day for the lottery jackpot winner, 22-year-old Gregory Mathieu, as well as seven members of his family, who received a check for $70 million (US$52.3 million) from the Qu bec Lottery. Smiling as blue and white confetti filled the air, they collected their prize Friday morning at Loto-Quebec's office in Quebec City. L
Feb 28, 2020, 5:58 pm - Lottery News

48 hours before deadline, Canadian couple finds $1M lottery ticket in old bookNews Story
A Montreal couple got a double dose of good fortune after they found a $1 million lottery ticket in an old book just 48 hours before the deadline to claim. Nicole Pedneault and Roger Larocque's golden ticket was drawn on April 5, 2018, which left the pair just two days to collect their jackpot prize. The couple bought the $100 Ultimate ticket last year for Valentine's Day. Rather than flowers or chocolate for Valentine's Day, we went to the Casino de Montr al with friends and we bought
Apr 4, 2019, 11:27 am - Lottery News