Like many big Quebec lottery winners, Guylaine Desjardins received her prize at a Loto-Quebec press conference. But unlike previous winners, Desjardins was handed her cheque by a peculiar presenter.
SARA the robot hands Guylaine Desjardins her Loto-Quebec prize. MONTREAL -- Like many big Quebec lottery winners, Guylaine Desjardins received her prize at a Loto-Quebec press conference.Desjardins, of the Laurentians region north of Montreal, on Thursday claimed her $6-million prize from the July 1 6/49 draw at a media event at the Casino Mont-Tremblant.
But because of physical distancing measures in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was live-streamed for viewers and journalists, and Desjardins's cheque was given to her by a presenter who could not contract the coronavirus - a robot named SARA. SARA was designed by engineering students at Montreal's École de technologie supérieure in partnership with Centech, a Quebec company that promotes innovation in Québec.It's the first time Loto-Quebec has used a robot to hand a prize to a winner, the agency said.
Desjardins, who has played the same combination of numbers for 25 years, bought her winning ticket from a depanneur in Mont-Laurier, which will receive a $60,000 commission . Desjardins said she plans to spoil her two sons, buy a three-wheel motorcycle and travel - once public-health orders allow for it.
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