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...
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Series Cast Summary
Pierre Verville | ... |
Jean-Guy Lavigueur
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Patrice Bélanger | ... |
Yve Lavigueur
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(6 episodes, 2008)
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Sophie Cadieux | ... |
Sylvie Lavigueur
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Laurence Leboeuf | ... |
Louise Lavigueur
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu | ... |
Michel Lavigueur
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Louis Champagne | ... |
Jean-Marie Daudelin, l'oncle souris
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Marc Beaupré | ... |
Ti-Mi
(6 episodes, 2008)
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David Savard | ... |
Johnny
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Mireille Thibault | ... |
Colette Richard
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Jean-François Gaudet | ... |
Gaétan Richard
(6 episodes, 2008)
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Nicolas Canuel | ... |
Sylvain Gamache
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Roc Lafortune | ... |
Frank Lemieux
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Denis Bernard | ... |
Maître Provencher
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Olivier Aubin | ... |
Maître François Léonard
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Brian D. Wright | ... |
Bill McIntyre
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Amélie Simard | ... |
Monique
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Antoine Mongrain | ... |
Pete
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Monelle Guertin | ... |
Mariette
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Christian Grenier | ... |
Roch
(5 episodes, 2008)
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Alain Dumas | ... |
Luc Paquette
(4 episodes, 2008)
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Normand Carrière | ... |
Ti-Paul, serveur taverne
(4 episodes, 2008)
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Amélie Grenier | ... |
Micheline Daudelin Lavigueur
(3 episodes, 2008)
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Michelle Labonté | ... |
Francine Trudel
(3 episodes, 2008)
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Diane Langlois | ... |
Madame Boulay, coiffeuse
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Claude Lemieux | ... |
Donald Pednault
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Yves Simard | ... |
Un prêtre
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Jean Turcotte | ... |
Le professeur
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Dany Many | ... |
Portier, disco club
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Guillaume Lemée | ... |
Spectateur #1
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Michelle Sirois | ... |
Lucie Boileau (agent immobilier)
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(2 episodes, 2008)
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André Champagne | ... |
Tom Dessurault
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Denis Larocque | ... |
Client (taverne)
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(2 episodes, 2008)
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Nathalie Gadouas | ... |
Guide touristique, autobus
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Louise Marleau | ... |
tante Alice
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Julien Poulin | ... |
Richard (animateur du centre)
(1 episode, 2008)
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Pierre Mailloux | ... |
Jérôme Lachance
(1 episode, 2008)
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René Rousseau | ... |
Ouvrier #1
(1 episode, 2008)
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Madeleine Péloquin | ... |
Animatrice de télé
(1 episode, 2008)
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Sylvie Potvin | ... |
Madame Bonnier
(1 episode, 2008)
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Benoît Dagenais | ... |
Juge Dubuc
(1 episode, 2008)
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Vincent Leclerc | ... |
Pascal Grandbois
(1 episode, 2008)
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Alain E. Cadieux | ... |
Journaliste #1
(1 episode, 2008)
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René Arbour | ... |
Policier #1
(1 episode, 2008)
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Renee Madeline Le Guerrier | ... |
Docteur Simard
(1 episode, 2008)
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Sylvain Dubois | ... |
Journaliste #2
(1 episode, 2008)
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Nicolas Chabot | ... |
Étudiant #1
(1 episode, 2008)
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Michel Monette | ... |
Automobiliste
(1 episode, 2008)
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Louis-Philippe Davignon-Daigneault | ... |
Étudiant #2
(1 episode, 2008)
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Pierre-André Côté | ... |
Denis, toxicomane
(1 episode, 2008)
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Yves Amyot | ... |
Journaliste #3
(1 episode, 2008)
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- Locomotion Distributions (2008) (Canada)
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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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Did You Know?
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 » |