MONTRÉAL, April 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Yesterday's Lotto Max draw saw 1 Maxmillions prize (worth $1 million each) awarded to a holder of a selection sold in Québec. In the Friday, April 19 draw, the prize pool will amount to $83 million and include a $70 million jackpot and an estimated 13 Maxmillions.

"Several jackpots have been won in Québec in the past year, including three with Lotto Max. We hope this momentum will continue, and next Friday's $70 million jackpot will be won here." says Isabelle Jean, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Lottery Games at Loto-Québec.

• On December 15, Nancy Gauthier, Jeannette Boisvert and Gilles Larouche, a family from the Laurentides, took home $50,000,000.
• Catherine Ennis and Jean Larocque, a couple from Estrie, pocketed the $55,000,000 jackpot on Halloween night.
• Over Thanksgiving weekend, Montréal resident Pierre Richer won the $50,000,000 jackpot.

• Lotto Max players in Québec have won over $3.632 billion since its launch in 2009.
• In total, there have been 43 jackpot wins in the province, including 3 of $70,000,000—the largest jackpots ever won in Québec—in the February 25 and October 9, 2020, and June 7, 2022 draws.
• One $65,000,000 jackpot, four $60,000,000 jackpots, five $55,000,000 jackpots, and nine $50,000,000 jackpots were also won in Quebec.
• In addition to these jackpot wins, Lotto Max players in Québec have also won a total of 221 Maxmillions prizes, each worth $1 million, and 140 shares of Maxmillions prizes.

Draw results are available online at lotoquebec.com.

Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit the people and province of Québec. 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. Discover their story.

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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