Quebec winners collected about C$30 million in jackpots in a single week. Loto-Quebec said nine people - eight from Laval and one from the Laurentides - shared C million after the July 10 Lotto Max draw, holding 10 group-play shares worth about C.5 million each. Loto-Quebec provided few additional details about the group. Days earlier, retiree Pierre Draws claimed the fixed C$5 million Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw from the July 4 draw; he told officials he plans to buy his first home and collected his cheque at Loto-Quebec's head office.
25 million dollars was claimed by a nine-member group holding 10 Formule groupe shares, according to Loto-Quebec, about .5 million per share. Eight of the winners live in Laval and one in the Laurentides, and the ticket was sold by Depanneur Saint-Maxime Inc. in the Chomedey area of Laval.
The other headline winner was named by Loto-Quebec as Pierre Draws, a recent retiree who collected the fixed $5 million Classic Draw prize after the July 4 Lotto 6/49 draw. Draws said he first thought the app was showing $5,000 when he checked his result, then realised how many zeroes were on the screen. "Five million doesn't change you, except... It’s quite something!" he said during a cheque ceremony at Loto-Quebec's head office. He also told officials he plans to buy his first home.
Loto-Quebec said the convenience store that sold the Montreal winning ticket will receive a 1 percent commission, about $50,000. Retail commissions on big ticket sales are small relative to the prizes, but they're a tangible short-term boost for outlets that sell a jackpot ticket.
The Quebec claims came during a week that also included notable prizes in other provinces. Play Alberta reported a $5 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot paid to a Langdon resident after the June 13 draw, and said that win tied the largest payout it has processed online.
Play Alberta confirmed the payout was processed through its regulated online platform and that the winner discovered the match via an email notification.
Earlier this year a pair from Grande Cache, Alberta, collected a $5 million Classic Draw prize from the Jan. 17 draw, the winners said when collecting their cheque. Those Alberta cases underline how the fixed $5 million Classic Draw remains a frequent headline figure in provincial lottery communications.
Households at both ends of the wealth spectrum have been the immediate beneficiaries of these draws. Recent public claimants have included retirees and small-group players, and winners have said the money will go to housing, travel and family support. Retailers get the 1 percent commission on major jackpot sales, while the provincial Crown corporations that run the games record the payouts as routine operations and use them in publicity.
Play Alberta highlighted the administrative convenience of online subscriptions after its June 13 claim, noting automatic entries keep regular numbers in play. Loto-Quebec handled the July claims through its app and in-person cheque ceremonies, which remain a visible part of how provincial operators mark large wins.
Provincial lottery bodies continue to publish draw schedules and fixed-prize structures. The Lotto Max draw on July 10 produced the $25 million group jackpot, and the Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw on July 4 produced the $5 million fixed prize. The official draw calendar also listed a mid-July cycle with a $10 million Lotto Max draw on July 14 and a $30 million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball prize scheduled for July 15.
Both follow-up draws have since been held: the July 14 Lotto Max draw was listed at C million and the July 15 Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball prize at C million.
This article was created with AI assistance.
