Talk about a last-minute win! A lucky Quebec woman struck gold just one month before her lottery ticket was set to expire, bagging a whopping $1 million in the Lotto Max jackpot. Stephanie Vila of Montérégie, Quebec took home a million dollars this fall with a ticket she had purchased 11 months ago.
A Quebec resident's life completely changed last month after winning two million dollars playing the Québec 49 game with Loto-Québec. Mélanie Guay from Montérégie has much to celebrate following her whopping windfall. However, Guay didn't realize just how much she had initially won mistaking her $2 million win for a mere $2.
After buying a Lotto Max ticket at Super C during Thanksgiving weekend, Pierre Richer discovered his lottery ticket had just won him tens of millions following the October 6, 2023, draw. Loto-Québec said that Richer's spouse and daughter helped him verify the ticket on the Lotteries app and "screamed" when they realized Richer didn't just have a winning ticket but the winning ticket.
Stéphane Vienneau and Maegan Judd of Montreal got the surprise of a lifetime after winning the Maxmillions prize of $1 million from the July 21 Lotto Max draw. Many of us dream of a day when we'll win the big bucks and be given a massive cheque of $1,000,000 and for Vienneau and Judd, that day came just in time for their wedding anniversary.
When it comes to claiming a million-dollar prize, most people might settle for an Uber or a taxi to pick up their winnings, but one Quebec man had much fancier plans. Marco Poirier, who won the million-dollar grand prize playing Extra, went all out and arrived in a limo, proving that when you're rolling in dough, you might as well roll in style, too.