Charlie Lagarde, 18 (centre) accepts first cheque of many more to come
Charlie Lagarde, 18, has won the grand prize in Quebec’s provincial lottery Gagnant à vie lottery. Loto-Quebec says Lagarde, who is from a Montreal suburb, was celebrating her 18th birthday with a bottle of champagne and a $4 scratch lottery ticket purchased at a convenience store earlier this month. After winning the jackpot, she took a few weeks to decide on whether to accept a lump sum $1 million payout or the $1,000 weekly lifetime annuity. Charlie claimed her prize Monday at Loto-Quebec’s head office in Montreal, joined by family and friends. She says she hopes to study photography and one day work for National Geographic.
