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A group of 45 co-workers win big at Lotto 6/49!
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À quelques jours de Noël, un groupe de 45 collègues émondeurs qui résident dans les régions du Bas-Saint-Laurent, de la Capitale-Nationale et de Chaudière-Appalaches ont eu droit à un cadeau de taille. Ils ont mis la main sur le gros lot de 9 millions $ au tirage du Lotto 6/49 du 14 décembre!
Il y a de quoi fêter pour ces gagnants qui reçoivent chacun un montant de 200 000 $, juste à temps pour les fêtes!
Puisque le hasard fait bien les choses, la remise de ce lot coïncide avec le lancement des festivités entourant le 50e anniversaire de Loto-Québec.
Québec City, December 20, 2019 – Just before Christmas, a group of 45 tree pruners from Bas-St-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches received a huge present when they pocketed the $9,000,000 jackpot at Lotto 6/49’s Saturday, December 14 draw. All the more reason for these winners to celebrate over the holidays as they each walked away with $200,000! As luck would have it, the cheques were handed out at a time when Loto-Québec is launching its 50th anniversary celebrations.
The winners celebrated their good fortune in the presence of the media during a festive event held today at Loto-Québec’s office in Québec City.
In summary
- Lottery: Lotto 6/49
- Prize won: $9,000,000
- Category: Jackpot
- Draw date: December 14, 2019
- Winners’ place of residence: Bas-St-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches
- Retailer: Sprint St-Rédempteur (2540 Route des Rivières, Lévis)
- The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $90,000.
- Claim centre: Loto-Québec, Québec City
Highlights
- The group has been playing the lottery for several years. The 45 co-workers and friends work in forestry.
- Donald Dominique, the group leader, was the first to check the lucky Lotto 6/49 ticket using Loto-Québec’s Lotteries mobile app on his tablet.
- “It’s quite an experience to see the amount of $9,000,000 appear on your tablet!” confided the excited winner.
- A cheerful Donald had the happy task of calling his co-workers to tell them they had won $200,000 each. The winners experienced an array of emotions when they heard the good news, at the approach of the holidays!