$50,000,000 with Lotto Max - The Bonne-Espérance community welcomes 14 new millionaires! Français

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Sep 18, 2025, 16:12 ET

MONTRÉAL, Sept. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - A winning $50,000,000 Formule groupe Lotto Max ticket sold at St-Paul's River General Store in Bonne-Espérance has turned 14 Basse–Côte-Nord residents into millionaires. Each of them received $3,571,428. This huge win promises to change lives and families—indeed, the entire small community, which is only accessible by plane or boat.

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The excellent news spread like wildfire in the region. At dawn on September 6, while drinking her coffee, one of the members discovered that her lottery group had won the Lotto Max jackpot. Through calls and word of mouth, the other winners were quickly tracked down: the notebook in which store employees usually write down the names of group players was very useful! Soon, everyone gathered at the general store for an impromptu party filled with cries of joy and emotions.

A jubilant community
Winners, their families and curious onlookers gathered at Salmon Bay Farm in Rivière-Saint-Paul on September 18 to celebrate the prize award. Faithful to its long-standing tradition of creating lottery groups, the retailer will receive a 1% commission of $500,000.

Inspiring stories

  • The day after the draw, Diana Griffin Blanche checked the Lotto Max results while drinking her coffee. "Check, but I think we won 50 million!" she told her friend and store employee, Malinda Griffin.
  • Seventy-year-old Loretta Cabot Griffin, who worked in fish processing, made a symbolic gesture when she learned she was now a millionaire: she took off her hairnet and announced that she was retiring on the spot!
  • Adam Jones Fowler, a road worker in Rivière-Saint-Paul, learned the great news through a video call. "I think you won't need to go back to work anymore," Griffin joked. He plans to cut down on his hours to have more time for his hobbies, such as hunting and fishing.
  • The lucky winners mentioned several plans, including building a cottage, purchasing a new truck and travelling as a family.

Over 120,000,000 $ won in Québec in recent weeks
The end of the summer was particularly lucky for Québec lottery players: this $50,000,000 jackpot is the fifth major prize to be won here in recent weeks—and it's the biggest one! A $46,000,000 jackpot was also awarded to a Centre-du-Québec resident, and Montréal, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Côte-Nord residents each won one of three annuities of $1,000 a day for life with Grande Vie.

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"The luck these winners have experienced will greatly impact many families as well as the entire Bonne-Espérance community. We are very proud to contribute to Québec communities and enable people to make their dreams come true," says Isabelle Jean, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Lottery Games at Loto-Québec.

The 14 winners:

Faye Bilodeau

Loretta Cabot Griffin

Charlotte F. Fequet

Diana Griffin Blanche

Malinda Griffin

Maud Griffin O'Brien

Deborah Ellen Goddard Griffin

Adam Jones Fowler

Deborah Pennefather

Bradley  O'Brien

Wanita Roberts

Carolyn Amy Sims

Della Tina Eleanor Spingle

Lionel Spingle

About Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 50 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. Last year, the corporation paid out nearly $1.8 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.

Source and for more information:

Renaud Dugas

Spokesperson and Media Relations Director

Loto-Québec

514-499-5151

[email protected]

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