Punctuality is the politeness of kings, it is also an excellent pledge of fortune, according to the story of the 5th biggest winner of a game of chance in France. The FDJ announced this Thursday morning that it had awarded the sum of 162,289,050 euros to the winner who ticked the perfect combination, on November 26: 1 – 20 – 41 – 42 – 50, stars 3 and 7.
As usual, the press release only gives snippets of the winner’s identity and profile. The company refuses to slip in more details when asked about it, relying on the anonymity requested by the player. We therefore know that he checked his grid on the Internet and that it came close to the 5th biggest win in the history of the French lottery from escaping him. While the bets are closed at 8:15 p.m., before a draw around 9:05 p.m., the winner realized that he had not validated his ballot, 17 minutes before the deadline. ” I don’t play for small amounts but only when it comes to big jackpots! he explained to the FDJ. It was 7:58 pm; I had to try my luck ».
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We know of the new super-rich that he is in his thirties, that he is “from the south-east of France”, and that he played using the “flash” system, which leaves the composition to chance. of the grid. We can assume that he still lives there, since he took the plane “for the first time in twenty years” to go to Paris “for the first time in his life”.
Described as close to nature, it should not wait so long to take to the skies again, according to the projects relayed by the organizer of the European lottery in France: “Its first destination will be Ireland. He also plans to discover the great outdoors of New Zealand and cross the United States. “
The winner, married, also plans to “become a brewer and market his own beer”. A small luxury, while his new fortune would allow him to buy the equivalent of thirty Olympic swimming pools of Heineken beer.
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