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How to Claim a Prize

IMPORTANT

Winning tickets must be validated by control number and confirmed by the manager of the hall where the ticket was purchased within 30 minutes of the draw. No prize will be paid out if the winning ticket has not been confirmed..

The Société des bingos du Québec (SBQ) is not responsible for theft, loss or destruction of a ticket, nor for delays in the validation of a winning ticket.

The SBQ reserves the right to publish the names, addresses and photographs of all winners.

To claim payment of a prize, the legitimate holder of a confirmed winning ticket must complete the back of the ticket and present it in its entirety, along with two pieces of identification, in accordance with the following procedure:

Prize Where When

$600 or less

Payable only by the hall manager or by the representative of the non-profit organization associated with the hall where the ticket was purchased.

Within 30 minutes following confirmation of the winning ticket.

More than $600

Payable by the SBQ

By the hall manager

The hall manager may only claim payment of the main prize on behalf of the winner if the prize is less than $50,000 for Le Grand Tour and less than $20,000 for Le Petit Tour, and only upon request.

Within 90 days following confirmation of the winning ticket

In person at the Montréal or Québec City office (see Service du paiement aux gagnants)

By mail* (registered mail recommended)

Société des bingos du Québec
500 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Suite 600
Montréal, Québec H3A 3G6

* Enclose the winning ticket with a photocopy of two pieces of identification belonging to the holder of the winning ticket

$50,000 or more

Payable by the SBQ

In person

The holder of the winning ticket must claim the prize in person at the Loto-Québec office in Montréal or Québec City.

Within 90 days following confirmation of the winning ticket

Service du paiement aux gagnants

Montréal

Monday to Friday, with the exception of statutory holidays:
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Customer Service
Loto-Québec Head Office
500, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Ground floor
Montréal, Québec H3A 3G6

Québec

Monday to Friday, with the exception of statutory holidays:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

955 chemin Saint-Louis
Québec City, Québec G1S 4Y2

Winners and taxes

Lottery winnings are not taxable. This means you will not have to pay federal or provincial taxes, whether or not you win as an individual or as part of a group. However, revenues (interest or other) generated by this capital are taxable.