Winning the lottery is a life-changing event, so much so that many of us often wish we could become millionaires, quit our jobs, jet set across the globe and eat at the finest of restaurants. Well, that doesn't seem to be the case for one Quebec man who won $2 million and plans on keeping his lifestyle as is.
Win the lottery, quit your job and live your best life surely a common dream for many of us. When Laurier Lapointe's numbers came up, he wasted no time making every part of that dream a reality. Lapointe, who hails from the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, won $1,000 a day for life following the Grande Vie draw on January 9, 2023 and decided to go for the lump-sum prize of $7 million.
If you were told you'd just won $36,000,000, chances are you'd be running to collect your prize money. Well, that wasn't the case for Jean-Marc Poirier, who waited three months before claiming his millions.
On December 17, Loto-Québec tweeted out a message stating they were looking for the winner of the Lotto Max $40 million jackpot from the December 16, 2022 draw. Well, only a few hours later, the Canadian crown corporation announced that the winning ticket had been located, but there is still a problem five of the newly-appointment millionaires have yet to step forward and collect their prize.
When you hit the jackpot and win $1,000,000 in the lottery, chances are you would be running to collect your winnings. Well, that clearly wasn't the case for Denis Brunelle who won seven figures and waited 11 months to cash it in.