31 draw, Larocque decided to check his ticket on and was shocked to see the massive amount of $55,000,000 displayed on the screen. Larocque had purchased the winning ticket at a dépanneur in Coaticook, Que., with prize money he had won in a previous Lotto Max draw. “He was shaking, he was white and he was sweating,” said Ennis. “When he came in he said ‘Oh, you’ve got to come see, I won!’ and I said ‘Oh yeah Jean? I’m baking, leave me alone.’”Īfter a few minutes, she began to notice how he’d turn pale and immediately knew something was up. “I was baking and Jean was checking his tickets which I don’t really pay attention to,” said Ennis at a press conference held by Loto-Québec. With Larocque’s reputation of being a trickster, she wasn’t too sure at first whether this was a trick or a treat. Ennis was baking Scottish oatcakes in the kitchen when Larocque first walked in with the big news. Jean Larocque and Catherine Ennis received a nice Halloween treat when they hit the Lotto Max $55,000,000 jackpot on the Oct. It was a spooky, yet lucky evening for a retired couple that landed a life-changing win with Lotto Max. (Courtesy: Loto-Québec) (Marie Soleil Cloutier) Jean Larocque and Catherine Ennis plan to continue living modest lives, while helping out their community.
