Greg S. and Krys P. split Loto Québec $80 million jackpot
Greg S. and Krys P. will split the $80 million Lotto Max jackpot from a ticket sold in London, Ontario, and loto québec says the prize also includes $403,000 tied to the combination play they chose. The win turned a routine stop at Happy Day’s Mini Mart on Aldersbrook Road into the kind of payout lottery players spend years chasing.
Greg S. checks the ticket
Greg S. said he first checked the ticket by hand, marking the numbers one by one before opening the OLG app. He saw the words Big Winner and the number 80, then checked again and realized the app was pointing to $80 million, a result that left him rechecking every digit before he believed it.
He and Krys P. have been playing together for several years, choosing numbers at random in an eight-number combination and buying tickets only when jackpots are high. That pattern kept the stakes low until this draw changed the scale completely, turning an occasional shared habit into a split prize worth $80 million plus the extra $403,000.
London friends share the win
Krys P. learned the news after Greg’s wife called him in the morning, just after he had woken up. He then checked the ticket with his wife, saw that all the numbers matched, and went to Greg’s house to verify it together, a second check that mattered because the prize was too large for either of them to trust on the first look alone.
The two men met in an English as a second language class and immigrated to Canada from Europe in the 1990s. Greg said they arrived looking for the Canadian dream and built lives they are proud of, including homes and children’s education, which gives this win a family scale beyond the headline number.
What they plan next
Krys P. said he plans to buy a new house and a car, while Greg said he wants to take his time, ask advice from the right people and hear his team before making any decisions. Greg recently retired after 28 years in manufacturing without missing a day of work, so this payout lands at a moment when both men can choose pace instead of pressure.
For lottery players, the practical takeaway is simple: the winning ticket was sold at Happy Day’s Mini Mart on Aldersbrook Road in London, and the prize has now been claimed. The real shift is that the $80 million jackpot no longer sits as a number on a board; it is now a divided payout in the hands of two longtime friends who checked it twice before they believed it.
