A couple from Tunisia, residing in the Capitale-Nationale region, won the jackpot of $ 50 million in the print of the Lotto 6/49 of August 28.
Mohamed Karim Mamlouk and Insaf Bach Werdiane are the lucky winners of this big lot of the Boule d’Or, thus marking the second time that this award has been won in Quebec since the launch of the new format in 2022.
The official announcement took place during a ceremony at the Sprint convenience store on Boulevard de la Chaudière in Quebec, a place of purchase of the winning ticket. Local media were present to immortalize this historic moment.
According to their LinkedIn profiles, Mr. Mamlouk studied at the Higher Management Institute in Tunis, while Ms. Bach Werdiane worked as a technician in administrative file management at Tunisie Telecom before their arrival in Canada.
The couple, parents of 18 -year -old twins, chose not to immediately inform their children of this exceptional gain. “We have feared disrupting them,” said Mamlouk to journalists, stressing that their children begin their first year of college studies and that the family remains focused on their academic success.
Asked about their projects, the new millionaires expressed a simple desire: to acquire a house. Currently tenants, they wish to take root in their adoption city, Quebec.
This unexpected victory not only underlines the extraordinary luck of this couple of immigrants, but also their successful integration journey in Quebec, where they chose to build their lives and the future of their children.
