Bye-bye, boss! - She wins $14,000,000 with Lotto Max and retires

MONTRÉAL, Jan. 22, 2026 /CNW/ - Capitale-Nationale resident Karine Sirois received the call many Quebecers dream of. Loto-Québec contacted her to inform her she'd won the $14,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot in the January 13 draw with a ticket she bought online! The fifty-something decided to say "Bye-bye, boss!"

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A Capitale-Nationale resident wins $14,000,000 with Lotto Max (CNW Group/Loto-Québec)

"We're delighted to start the year by awarding a Lotto Max jackpot. Let's hope that luck will continue throughout 2026 and that many Québec families will benefit," says Isabelle Jean, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Lottery Games at Loto-Québec.

Highlights

• On January 14, Karine Sirois received a call that would change her life--she was informed that the Lotto Max ticket she had purchased on the Loto-Québec gaming website was a winning ticket, earning her $14,000,000!
• She hadn't yet checked the results of the previous day's draw, so when Loto–Québec invited her to do so, she logged into her online account to confirm the win. Needless to say, she was very emotional!
• Sirois announced to her manager that she'd retire after passing on the torch.
• The new multimillionaire told us she's going to fulfil long-held dreams, two of which are to buy a house and travel with her loved ones. The only thing left to do is choose the destination--or destinations!

About Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec has been delivering entertainment to Quebecers for over 55 years, and its operations benefit Québec as a whole. In 2025, the corporation paid out over $1.7 billion in prizes to winners and crowned 105 millionaires across Québec. Among these prizes, it paid out nearly 20 lifetime annuities, a record! Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page in the Lotteries section of lotoquebec.com. Discover their dreams.

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 Loto-Québec