Press release

Montréal, March 28, 2025 — A Montérégie resident in his thirties, Gabriel Fredette, won $1,000,000 in the March 12 Lotto 6/49 draw with a ticket he bought on the Loto-Québec gaming website. When he found out he’d won, he immediately announced the excellent news to his spouse, telling her their dream of buying a house could soon come true!

Highlights

• Fredette purchases a Lotto 6/49 ticket every week. For the past few years, he’s been buying them online.
• The day after the draw, he was having a coffee while checking his emails when he saw one announcing that he’d won $1,000. Thrilled with this win, he took a closer look at the email and thought he saw $100,000. After checking for the third time, he realized that he’d actually won $1,000,000! He also confirmed the information by logging into his account on the Loto-Québec website.
• Fredette hurried to share the news with his spouse. “Marie, I won $1,000,000! We'll be able to buy the house we want!” he told her. The couple would love to buy a small farm to have some animals.

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 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.