For about a week, Gauthier said she kept the ticket close to her side so she wouldn't lose it. Gauthier and her mother both worked together and wasted no time to tell their boss that they quit the day of the draw. Larouche was sleeping at the time, and said he had heard screams from the kitchen: 'We won it all!' 'Is this really your ticket?' she recalled thinking. Gauthier said she checked each number one-by-one and couldn't believe it when she won. The winners were announced at a press conference in Montreal on Thursday and presented with a cheque from Loto-Quebec. Nancy Gauthier, her mother, Jeannette Boisvert, and her partner, Gilles Larouche from the Laurentians won the Lotto Max prize in the Dec. Christmas will be a little bit brighter for one Quebec family this year after winning a $50-million jackpot.
