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Gagnant à vie

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There are now several prizes of $100,000 up for grabs in addition to the top prize of $1,000 a week for life.

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Gagnant à vie - Summary

  • COST: $5
  • GRAND PRIZE: $1,000 per week for life (see the Details of the annuity section)
  • APPROXIMATE ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE: 1 in 3.3
  • APPROXIMATE ODDS OF WINNING "VIE*": 1 in 1,200,000
  • THEORETICAL PAYOFF RATE: 67%
  • LAUNCHED: January 22, 2024

How to play

  • Choose your image with the arrows.
  • Click on PLAY to start the game.
  • Games 1, 2, 3 and 4: Scratch each game completely. Find 3 identical prizes in one game and win that prize.
  • Games 5 and 6: Scratch each game in its entirety. Find 3 identical symbols in any one game and win the prize shown in the "LOT" box for that game.
  • With the exception of the "LIFE" prize *any prize won during a game is paid into your lotoquebec.com account at the end of the game.
  • Click on AUTOMATIC RELEASE to play a game more quickly. The prize won, if any, will be paid into your lotoquebec.com account.
  • At the end of the game, click on the REPLAY button to play a new game or click on BACK to return to the main menu and choose a new image.

*The winner may choose $1,000 a week for life (applicable terms are available in the details of the annuity section) or a one-time lump sum payment of $1,000,000.

Prize structure and odds of winning

Prize structure
Description Prizes Odds of winning
Winner 1 prize
VIE* 1 / 1,200,000.0
$100,000 1 / 1,200,000.0
$1,0001 / 240,000.0
$5001 / 120,000.0
$1001 / 12,000.0
$501 / 2,608.7
$251 / 607.9
$201 / 150.0
$151 / 48.0
$101 / 20.7
$51 / 4.9
Winner 2 prizes
$5 + $10 $15 1 / 240.0
$5 + $5$101 / 80.0
Winner 3 prizes
$5 + $5 + $5 $15 1 / 200.0
Winner 4 prizes
$5 + $5 + $5 + $5 $20 1 / 2,400.0
Total: 1 / 3.3

*The winner may choose $1,000 a week for life (applicable terms are available in the details of the annuity section) or a one-time lump sum payment of $1,000,000.

**Calculated payoff rate takes into account the possibility to choose the annuity or the lump sum.

 

Details of the annuity

The winner who wishes to take advantage of the annuity must be a resident of Québec aged 18 or older. The winner will receive $1,000 a week for life, i.e. until his or her death. However, instead of the annuity, the winner may choose a non-taxable lump sum of $1,000,000.

Regarding the annuity, it is an amount of $1,000 net of taxes, which will be paid on a weekly basis. A designated insurance company will be responsible for administering and paying out the annuity.

In the event the winner dies within the first 20 years after the prize claim date, the annuity is transferrable to the winner’s legal heirs, who will receive the same annuity, paid at the same frequency for the balance of the 20 years that have not elapsed. If the winner is 71 years of age or older at the time the prize is claimed, the minimum payment period is shorter. In this case, the winner will be entitled to the annuity income. In the event of his death, the legal heirs will be entitled to the annuity income only until the date that would have been the winner’s 91st birthday, had he survived (Canada’s Income Tax Act).

In the event the winner dies before notifying Loto-Québec of his or her decision regarding the choice between the lump sum and the annuity, the winner’s legal heirs will be entitled to the lump sum.

*VIE: The winner may choose $1,000 a week for life (applicable terms are available in the details of the annuity section) or a one-time lump sum payment of $1,000,000.

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