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Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire ()


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  • 1h 0min
  • Drama
  • TV Series


Season: 1 Year: 2008

On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly draws. What should have been the beginning of a... See more »

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  Jean-Guy Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Yve Lavigueur / ... (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Sylvie Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Louise Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Michel Lavigueur (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Jean-Marie Daudelin, l'oncle souris (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Ti-Mi (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Johnny (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Colette Richard (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Gaétan Richard (6 episodes, 2008)
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  Sylvain Gamache (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Frank Lemieux (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Maître Provencher (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Maître François Léonard (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Bill McIntyre (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Monique (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Pete (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Mariette (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Roch (5 episodes, 2008)
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  Luc Paquette (4 episodes, 2008)
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  Ti-Paul, serveur taverne (4 episodes, 2008)
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  Micheline Daudelin Lavigueur (3 episodes, 2008)
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  Francine Trudel (3 episodes, 2008)
Diane Langlois ...
  Madame Boulay, coiffeuse (2 episodes, 2008)
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  Donald Pednault (2 episodes, 2008)
Yves Simard ...
  Un prêtre (2 episodes, 2008)
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  Le professeur (2 episodes, 2008)
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  Portier, disco club (2 episodes, 2008)
Guillaume Lemée ...
  Spectateur #1 (2 episodes, 2008)
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  Lucie Boileau (agent immobilier) / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
André Champagne ...
  Tom Dessurault (2 episodes, 2008)
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  Client (taverne) / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Nathalie Gadouas ...
  Guide touristique, autobus (2 episodes, 2008)
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  tante Alice (2 episodes, 2008)
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  Richard (animateur du centre) (1 episode, 2008)
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  Jérôme Lachance (1 episode, 2008)
René Rousseau ...
  Ouvrier #1 (1 episode, 2008)
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  Animatrice de télé (1 episode, 2008)
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  Madame Bonnier (1 episode, 2008)
Benoît Dagenais ...
  Juge Dubuc (1 episode, 2008)
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  Pascal Grandbois (1 episode, 2008)
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  Journaliste #1 (1 episode, 2008)
René Arbour ...
  Policier #1 (1 episode, 2008)
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  Docteur Simard (1 episode, 2008)
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  Journaliste #2 (1 episode, 2008)
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  Étudiant #1 (1 episode, 2008)
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  Automobiliste (1 episode, 2008)
Louis-Philippe Davignon-Daigneault ...
  Étudiant #2 (1 episode, 2008)
Pierre-André Côté ...
  Denis, toxicomane (1 episode, 2008)
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  Journaliste #3 (1 episode, 2008)

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Plot Summary

On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly draws. What should have been the beginning of a fairytale for the family turned rapidly into a nightmare... and their story is the stuff of amazing television drama. Written by Locomotion

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Also Known As
  • La famille Lavigueur (Canada, French title)
  • Les Lavigueur (Canada, French title)
  • Les Lavigueur, La Vraie Histoire (Canada, English title)
  • Windfall and Misfortunes (World-wide, English title)
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  • 60 min
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Trivia -Based on the true story of the Lavigueur family in Quebec who, in 1986, won the first multi-million lottery jackpot in Canadian history. See more »
Movie Connections Remade as Episode #1.1 (2010). See more »

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