Quebec couple lands $40 million Lotto Max jackpot on fishing trip

A Quebec couple's fishing trip turned into the "catch of a lifetime" after they discovered they had won a $40 million Lotto Max jackpot. Mylène Bourgeois and Joseph Gosselin-Rompre learned of their massive win only after Joseph checked their ticket using a lottery app on the Sunday following their trip.

"It’s only when I came back home on the Sunday that I verified the ticket via the application on the phone. I couldn’t believe it," Gosselin-Rompre told Global News. "I closed the application, did it again and it showed again that we won."

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It’s only when I came back home on the Sunday that I verified the ticket via the application on the phone. I couldn’t believe it. I closed the application, did it again and it showed again that we won.

He shared the result with his wife, but the couple remained skeptical until they had the ticket validated at a convenience store. "She validated the ticket, she was like, ‘Oh wow,’ and my daughter asked if she could have a slush," Gosselin-Rompre recounted with a laugh. "I told her, ‘You can have whatever you want.'"

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She validated the ticket, she was like, ‘Oh wow,’ and my daughter asked if she could have a slush. I told her, ‘You can have whatever you want.'

The couple, both in their 40s and residing in Quebec's Montérégie region, are still processing the win with their three children. They are contemplating purchasing a larger home and possibly a boat in the future but intend to proceed cautiously with major acquisitions. "Nothing in a rush. We don’t want to rush it," Gosselin-Rompre stated. "We want to think about it, take our decisions and that’s how it’s gonna go."

Their children have modest requests, with one hoping for a new PlayStation 5 and another asking for a bedroom makeover. The story was reported by Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

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Nothing in a rush. We don’t want to rush it. We want to think about it, take our decisions and that’s how it’s gonna go.