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.
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.
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.