A group of people, most of whom reside on Montreal’s South Shore, scored the whopping $50,000,000 jackpot in Lotto Max’s May 3 draw. The winners—a mix of friends, family, and complete strangers—played using Formule Groupe. The jackpot will be split 20 ways, with each share worth $2,500,000.
The winning ticket was bought in Brossard, at Champlain Mall’s Loto-Quebec kiosk, which is operated by the Association quebecoise de l’epilepsie. The non-profit organization will collect a cool $500,000, i.e. 1% of the jackpot.
The new millionaires celebrated their win today during a press conference held in Montreal.
To date, only one of the shares has yet to be claimed. As such, we invite all South Shore residents to check their tickets and come forward as soon as possible.
The lucky winners are:
• Roger Émond and Johanne Vincent
• Roger and Johanne, who’ve been together for 30 years, say they’ll use the money to treat themselves. Roger has since decided to take his retirement a couple of months earlier than anticipated.
• Josee Frappier – Josee says she plans to do some home renovations, but for the most part will be investing the money.
• Francine Robichaud – Francine says she plans to take a trip, renovate her home and upgrade to a new car with her winnings.
• Andre Hardy – Andre has been wanting to visit Greece for a long time. Thanks to his win, he’ll be able to make his dream a reality!
• Natran Dinh – Natran plans to treat his loved ones, as well as buy a new house and car.
• Chi Shing Man – This unexpected win will allow this father to pay off his home and car, and spend more time relaxing!
• Normand Chevrier – Normand, whose is calm by nature, confided that the clerk looked more shocked than he did when she checked his ticket! Normand is the only Montreal resident among the winners.
• Daniel Rivard – Enough with the condos! I plan to buy myself a house! Daniel declared.
• Group with 11 shares – The group typically gets together to grab coffee and chat. Seeing as the jackpot had hit $50,000,000, Jean-Guy Demontigny asked everyone in the group if they wanted to play along with him using Formule Groupe.
Jean-Eudes Gaudreault was the first to check his ticket at 1 a.m. He then proceeded to immediately call all the others throughout the night to tell them the good news.
Buying a new car and going on a trip are at the top of everyone’s priorities. Some of them have since shared a portion of their winnings with loved ones.
The 11 shares will be split as follows:
- Andre and Carmen Bessette
- Marie-Jeanne Cabana and Jean-Eudes, Nathalie and Lucie Gaudreault
- Jean-Guy Demontigny and Claudette Bisaillon Demontigny
- Jean Dussault
- Bernard Lamarche and Anna Vincent
- Jacques Laroche and Marie-Paule Savard Laroche
- Denise Leblond Gauthier and Maurice, Martine and Martin L. Gauthier
- Gisèle Mailhot Bousquet
- Guy Sauve
- Albert J., Denise, Martine and Daniel Theriault
- Denise Vadeboncoeur Schwartz
In summary
Lottery: Lotto Max
Prize: $50,000,000
Category: Jackpot
Claim date: May 3, 2019
Winners’ place of residence: Monteregie and Montreal
Retailer: Champlain Mall kiosk operated by the Association quebecoise de l’epilepsie, a non-profit organization (2151 Boulevard Lapinière, Brossard)
The retailer will receive a $500,000 commission, equal to 1% of the prize.
