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Gagnant à vie Édition des fêtes

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Gagnant à vie Édition des fêtes - Summary

  • COST: $5
  • GRAND PRIZE: $1,000 per week for life 
  • 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: November 11, 2024

How to play

  • Click on PLAY to start the game.
  • Games 1, 2, 3 and 4: Scratch each game entirely. Uncover 3 identical prizes in a same game and win that prize.
  • Games 5 and 6: Scratch each game entirely. Uncover 3 identical symbols in a same game and win the prize indicated in the "PRIZE" box of this game.
  • With the exception of the "VIE"* prize and the $100,000** prize, at the end of the game, all winnings, if any, will be paid into your lotoquebec.com account.
  • Click on AUTO to play more quickly. The prize won, if any, will be paid into your lotoquebec.com account.
  • At the end of the game, click on REPLAY to start a new game or click on BACK to return to the menu.

*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.

**If you win the "Vie"* or a $100,000 prize, a Loto-Québec customer service representative will contact you. You may reach Loto-Québec’s customer service at 1 866 611-5686, from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

FREE GAME  

If you win a FREE GAME, you can play that game immediately after the initial game or later by returning to the GAGNANT À VIE online game. 

General information

  • Note that your playing skills or the choices made regarding a game have no incidence on the outcome of the game, nor the odds of winning a prize.  
  • Malfunction voids all pays and plays.   
  • The prizes are paid in accordance with the payout table available on the game interface.  

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 / 78.6
$151 / 48.0
$101 / 21.8
$51 / 10.0
Free game 1 / 10.0
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.

*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.

**If you win the "Vie"* or a $100,000 prize, a Loto-Québec customer service representative will contact you. You may reach Loto-Québec’s customer service at 1 866 611-5686, from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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