Canadian lottery winner becomes mortgage-free after $1 million Maxmillions prize

A Quebec man, Marc Bédard, won a $1 million Maxmillions prize from a Lotto Max ticket and said he will use the money to pay off his mortgage and buy a new car.

Marc Bédard, a store employee from Laurentides, Quebec, won a $1 million Maxmillions prize after buying a Lotto Max ticket for the Dec. 23 draw. He learned the result when a convenience store terminal flagged his ticket and an employee announced the win. He celebrated at the store and then showed the validation slip to his spouse. He later went to Loto-Quebec headquarters to collect his cheque and said he plans to pay off his mortgage and buy a new car. Reported details: - Winner: Marc Bédard, lives in Laurentides, Quebec, and works as a store employee. - Prize: One of four Maxmillions winners in Quebec, with a $1 million prize from the Dec. 23 Lotto Max draw. - Purchase location: Ticket bought at the Boni-Soir convenience store on 59e Avenue in Pointe-Calumet. - Validation: A store terminal flagged the ticket and an employee announced that it was a winning ticket; Bédard shared the news with his spouse. - Collection and commission: He collected his cheque at Loto-Quebec headquarters; the retailer will receive a one percent commission (reported as $10,000). Summary: Bédard said he will use the prize money to pay off his mortgage and to buy a new car, and the retailer who sold the winning ticket will receive a one percent commission. The report also notes that lotteries involve risk and outcomes are based on chance. Undetermined at this time.