Yahoo Finance Lotto Max - A group of 10 family business colleagues in Stanstead win a million
MONTRÉAL, May 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Ten Estrie colleagues are sharing a Maxmillions prize (a $1,000,000 prize) they won playing Lotto Max as a group in the May 10 draw. The winners work at Ogden Granite, a family business in Stanstead specializing in granite monuments.
Highlights
The six members of the Bronson family and their four employees have been playing the lottery together for three years.
Gordon Bronson first learned about their good fortune when he had the ticket validated the day after the draw. At first, he thought the group as a whole had won $100,000, but the attendant quickly explained that each member of the group had won $100,000—for a total of $1 million!
He left the store and returned to work to inform his family and colleagues.
"He showed me the validation slip that showed the amount, but I thought it was a joke. I didn't think he was serious!" said his daughter, Tamara Bronson. Gordon Bronson then asked his daughter to gather all the group members in a room to share the great news. "Everyone was speechless!"
The winners will wait to have the cheques in their hands before they make any plans.
Group members:
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The winning ticket was purchased at the Proprio Amis convenience store, located at 45 Rue Principale in Stanstead. The retailer will receive a 1% commission of $10,000.
A lucky region!
Estrie lottery players were especially lucky last year. Several major prizes were paid out to Estrie residents, including $7,000,000 to sisters Maryse and Manon Gaudrault for their December 28 Grande Vie draw win and $55,000,000 to Jean Larocque and Catherine Ennis, who won the Lotto Max jackpot in the October 31 draw. This is the biggest jackpot paid out in Québec in 2023.
In summary
Lottery game: Lotto Max, Formule groupe (group-play ticket)
Prize: $1,000,000
Category: Maxmillions
Draw date: May 10, 2024
Winners' place of residence: Estrie
Ticket purchase location: Dépanneur Proprio Amis (45 Rue Principale, Stanstead)
About Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. In 2023, it paid out over $1.6 billion in prizes to lottery winners. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page in the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com. Read their stories.
The responsible commercialization of lottery and gaming products is central to Loto-Québec's operations. The corporation has been granted the highest internationally recognized certification in responsible gaming by the World Lottery Association.
SOURCE Loto-Québec
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