Quebec teen wins $1,000 per week for life with ticket bought on 18th birthday

A Quebec teen who bought a lottery ticket for the first time to celebrate her entry into adulthood has walked away with $1,000 a week for the rest of her life.

Charlie Lagarde won the grand prize in the Gagnant Vie lottery.

After winning the jackpot, she took a few weeks to decide on whether to accept a lump sum $1 million payout or the $1,000 weekly lifetime annuity.

Lagarde claimed her prize Monday at Loto-Qubec's head office in Montreal, joined by family and friends.

She told lottery officials she has plans to study photography and hopes to work one day for National Geographic.