14 factory colleagues from Montreal win $1M in Lotto 6/49: ‘It was exceptional’
Posted April 9, 2025 4:06 pm.
Last Updated April 9, 2025 4:07 pm.
A group of 14 colleagues from a Montreal factory won $1,000,000 in the March 5 Lotto 6/49 draw.
The lucky winners got together at the end of March to celebrate their big win at the Loto-Québec head office.
“I stood up in the control room with both arms in the air,” said Louis Bourdeau, one of the coworkers. “It was euphoric, everyone was happy—it was exceptional, really.”
Mario Maltais is the leader of the group created ten years ago.
He was with two coworkers and fellow winners, Bourdeau and Jean-Denis Claveau, when he checked the ticket worth $1,000,000 on his phone.
Initially, he thought they’d won $1,000.
“But in the end, there were too many zeros,” he said laughing.
Yannick Cambrini was in a shop choosing a ring for his fiancée when he received the call with the news that his group had won.
A great way to kick off the wedding for the future spouses.
The lucky winners, who each pocket $71,432, plan to do renovations, travel to Europe and spoil their loved ones.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Faubourg Boisbriand IGA Extra grocery store in Boisbriand.
The retailer will receive a 1 per cent commission of $10,000
