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CTV News
16-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
2 Quebecers win $70M Lotto Max jackpot
Two lucky Quebecers are splitting the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot that was drawn on July 11. One of the winners, Jacques Deschamps from Montreal's Montérégie region, says he plans to spoil his family and explore the world with his $35 million prize. He says he would also like to buy a condo in Montreal. Deschamps adds that he regularly buys Lotto Max tickets, always with the Extra option. On Saturday morning, he recalls sipping his coffee while checking his tickets using the Loto-Quebec mobile app. Thinking at first that he had won $3,500, Deschamps says he realized there were too many zeros. He asked his partner to double-check the ticket, and she realized, 'You've won 35 million.' The couple admits they impatiently called their son and woke him up to tell him the good news. 'This is the second time in a few weeks that the Lotto Max jackpot has been won in Quebec,' said Isabelle Jean, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of lotteries at Loto-Quebec. 'At the beginning of June, 15 colleagues from Trois-Rivières shared a jackpot of $20,000,000. This time, a jackpot of $70,000,000 was won thanks to two selections sold here.' Deschamps' winning ticket was purchased at the Chanteclerc dépanneur at 290 Jacques-Cartier St. in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. The retailer will receive a commission of $350,000, equivalent to one per cent of the prize. Loto-Quebec says it also located the jackpot's second winner on Wednesday morning.
CTV News
12-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
2 winning tickets for $70M Lotto Max jackpot sold in Quebec
A Loto Quebec Loto Max sample ticket is seen in Montreal on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press) Loto-Quebec says there are two winning tickets sold in Quebec for the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot. The two lucky ticket holders will each take home $35 million after they claim their prize following Friday night's draw. 'This is the second time in a couple of weeks that the Lotto Max jackpot has been won here. What luck for Quebecers!' said Isabelle Jean, executive vice-president and Chief Operating Officer of Lottery Games at Loto-Québec, in a news release. The next Lotto Max draw will be held on July 15 for a jackpot of $19 million. Last year, the Quebec Crown corporation paid out almost $1.8 billion in prizes to winners across the province.
CTV News
04-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Montreal woman wins $1,000 a week for life
Montrealer Brenda Aubin-Vega was on a break from work when she says she went to buy two lottery tickets at a dépanneur in the Saint-Laurent borough. Sitting outside her workplace, the 20-something-year-old says she was in for a massive surprise as she started scratching her tickets and saw the three piggy bank symbols appear. 'I couldn't believe my eyes,' she said. 'I checked my ticket over and over again.' Aubin-Vega says she was so shocked she called her father right away to tell him the good news – and had to take the rest of the day off work to catch her breath. According to Loto-Quebec, Aubin-Vega was given a choice between $1,000 a week for life or a $1,000,000 lump sum. She opted for the weekly payments. The winner says she hopes to buy a house with her prize. The winning ticket was purchased at Dépanneur Jen & Dan at 1655 Poirier St. The retailer will receive a one per cent commission of $10,000. According to Loto-Quebec, 10 prizes have been won in Quebec with Gagnant à Vie and Grande Vie tickets since the start of 2025. The Gagnant à vie top prize of $1,000 a week for life was awarded nine times, while the Grande Vie has given one winner a lifetime annuity of $25,000 a year for life.
CTV News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Here is the schedule for the Montreal international fireworks competition
Fireworks over the Jacques-Cartier Bridge in Montreal. (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News) The first explosions of the annual Loto-Quebec International Fireworks Competition in Montreal will sound from La Ronde on Thursday night at 10 p.m. Drivers and residents in the Longueuil and Montreal areas nearby should be aware that roads, including the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, will close starting at 8 p.m. and reopen at midnight. Here are the dates, countries and themes of this year's competition: Thursday, June 26: Viva Latino Viva Latino Thursday, July 3: Italy (Life's Letters) Italy (Life's Letters) Sunday, July 6: Japan (Echoes from Japan: From Screen to Sky) Japan (Echoes from Japan: From Screen to Sky) Thursday, July 10: Canada (Coming Soon: A Fireworks Blockbuster) Canada (Coming Soon: A Fireworks Blockbuster) Thursday, July 17: Switzerland (Autour des comédies musicales) Switzerland (Autour des comédies musicales) Thursday, July 24: U.S.A. (Iron) U.S.A. (Iron) Sunday, July 27: France ([Re]Connection) France ([Re]Connection) Thursday, July 31: Tribute to Taylor Swift Visit for more details on exact road closures.
CTV News
04-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Are you a multi-millionaire? Lotto Max jackpot won in Quebec
A clerk hands a customer their Lotto Max ticket. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives) One lucky Quebecer is waking up a lot richer on Wednesday. Loto-Quebec says Tuesday night's $20 million Lotto Max jackpot was won by someone who bought their ticket somewhere in the province. The winning numbers are 06 29 39 40 42 44 48, with Bonus 22.
