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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
‘We are millionaires!': Fifteen Quebec car dealership workers win $20M Lotto Max jackpot and still show up to work the next morning
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Fifteen co‑workers at a car dealership in Trois‑Rivières, Québec, shared a life‑changing $20 million Lotto Max jackpot on June 3, 2025. Each will receive around $1.33 million, and even the corner store that sold the winning ticket received a hefty $200,000 bonus, one percent of the total Dessureault, the colleague who organised the ticket pool, checked the numbers at 6 am and messaged everyone, 'Have your tickets validated, you'll be happy… we're millionaires!'. It wasn't a weekend for sleeping in; despite their newfound wealth, they showed up to work together the next day, buzzing with excitement and unity.'You could feel the excitement at work. Everyone was jumping into each other's arms,' said Jessie Lacombe‑Charette, one of the winners. Not your average morning at the the group is 20‑something Nicolas Déziel, who admitted, 'It's a feeling I didn't think I'd experience anytime soon'. Close to retirement, Dessureault joked goodbye to his boss early, saying 'Bye‑bye, boss,' and plans to take his RV on the open Rochon has her heart set on buying a home, Déziel wants a new van to replace his 30‑year‑old ride, and Jessie Lacombe‑Charette, who was searching for a fridge before the win, is now eyeing a lakeside Leclerc described the morning as electrifying. 'You could feel the excitement at work,' she Isabelle Jean highlighted how exceptional this is for the region of Mauricie, not only due to the huge payout, but because it's shared among hardworking locals. She noted that nearly 60 new millionaire‑winners have emerged in Québec so far this 2024, Loto-Québec awarded $1.7 billion in prizes across the province.
Cision Canada
4 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
$20,000,000 with Lotto Max - Fifteen colleagues become millionaires in Trois-Rivières! Français
MONTRÉAL, June 10, 2025 /CNW/ - A group of 15 employees from a car dealership in Trois-Rivières took home the whopping $20,000,000 jackpot in the June 3 Lotto Max draw. The lucky winners received their prize at the Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières. The 15 shares of the winning ticket were sold at the Marché Express on Rue de la Diversité in Les Chenaux. The colleagues returned to work with a cheque of $1,333,333 each! Marché Express will receive a 1% commission of $200,000. Quote "A major Lotto Max jackpot being won in Québec is excellent news. That a group of co-workers won it is just as excellent for the Mauricie region. Loto-Québec has already crowned nearly 60 millionaires since the beginning of the year," says Isabelle Jean, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Lottery Games at Loto-Québec. "Come sit down, it's worth it!" Christian Dessureault usually buys the ticket shares for his colleagues. He always says, "Here's your pension fund," when he hands them out. Dessureault was also the first to check the results of the June 3 draw at 6 a.m. on his phone. When he saw the amount on the screen, he called his spouse, "Come sit down, my love, it's worth it!" he told her before sharing the news. After shedding a few tears of joy, Dessureault contacted his colleagues, and their reactions were just as enthusiastic: Isabelle Rochon revealed that she learned the news when she checked her messages. "Have your tickets validated, you'll be happy... We're millionaires!" Christian's message said. What's it like to become a millionaire in your early twenties? "It's a feeling I didn't think I'd experience anytime soon," said Nicolas Déziel, the youngest of the group. Jessie Lacombe-Charette received a text message from Dessureault while getting ready for the day with her little boy. The young mom started screaming for joy! When Eric Elliott learned the news, he wondered, "Do I turn the music up all the way in the house? And do I wake up my wife?" Ultimately, he woke her up to share this moment of joy with her! "Everyone was jumping into each other's arms" The atmosphere was electric at work after the lucky winners discovered they'd won the jackpot. Veronique Leclerc said, "You could feel the excitement at work." The group members, smiling from ear to ear, gathered in front of the dealership and hugged each other. "Everyone was jumping into each other's arms," said Lacombe-Charette. Their joy was impossible to miss when they called Loto-Québec. Mathieu Ouellet, group member and manager of the dealership where he and his colleagues work, said he was very proud that his whole team showed up on time in the circumstances! "Bye-bye, boss" Here are some of the winners' plans: Dessureault decided to say "Bye-bye, boss" earlier than expected. The new retiree plans to make the most of it and set off on the open road in his RV. Rochon wants to buy a house. Déziel will get a new van. His is 30 years old, which makes it older than him! Lacombe-Charette revealed that she was looking to buy a used fridge just before discovering she was a millionaire. But she decided on a large-scale project instead—purchasing a cottage in the region! Several other winners will make investments and renovations, and are thinking about travelling. About Loto-Québec Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. In 2024, the corporation paid out $1.7 billion in prizes to winners across Québec. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page in the Lotteries section of 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.
