Claude Lorrain and Chantal Normandeau are the new winners of the La Grande lotterys grand prize in the big March 31 draw. The happy couple won 1.5 million dollars. Due to their winning, the couple has decided to early their engagements in a month.
The winners of the La Grande Vie Special Edition Lottery big prize had to choose between getting a sum of 1.5 million dollars or yearly payments of 100,000 dollars for the rest of their lives. Lorrain and Normandeau have chosen to get the 1.5 million dollars at once.
The lucky couple bought the winning lottery ticket in a convenience store located in Pointe-Calumet. The storeowner will get a commission of 1 percent of the big prize, which is 15,000 dollars. Claude Lorrain was the first to hear about the good news. He had received the phone call informing him about the winning during a visit at their regular retailer.
