Vire, more than a charming town in Calvados: a real hidden treasure where luck seems to smile on its inhabitants. When a simple scratch card turns into a fortune, we can’t help but think: what if the next one was me? On July 10, 2023, a crazy scratcher got his hands on a maximum gain of €40,000 by scratching the Crosswords game for a stake of only €3.
He bets €3 and wins €40,000, scratch luck arrives in Normandy
This summer, the town of Vire in Calvados saw one of its residents become €40,000 richerall thanks to a simple scratch ticket “ Crosswords » bought for €3. This happy event occurred at tobacco press Info moreon July 10, 2023, a place well known to regulars for its legendary luck, relayed Ouest France.
The winner, a loyal tobacco customer, has decided to remain anonymous. The most surprising ? His victory almost never happened. As he had difficulty traveling to the Caen branch of the French Games, it was the tobacconist himself who generously accompanied him to take the necessary steps to claim his winnings.
The manager, Christine Eucher, is no stranger to such victories. With more than a decade at the Maison de la presse de Sourdeval, she remembers with emotion a win of €20,000 in the “Vegas” game and another victory of €40,000 at “Black Jack” in Sourdeval. However, the sale of the winning “Crossword” ticket goes to Caroline Langlois, tobacco employee Press Info Plus.
📣 A word about Tabac Presse Info Plus: Christophe and Christine Eucher, originally from Vire Normandy, are the new owners of Tabac Presse Info Plus, taken over on December 2 after the departure of Laurent Ybert. With a history already anchored in the world of the press in Sourdeval, the couple is delighted with this acquisition, supported by their dynamic team made up of Caroline, Jean-Christophe and Jeannine. A renovation project is planned for 2023 to offer greater comfort and aesthetics to customers. Le tabac, located rue Colbert, is open weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The FDJ’s “Crossword” game, for its part, is an enigma for lovers of words. For a stake of only €3, the player is invited to discover 14 letters to try to piece together words on a grid. Once you find two words, you’re guaranteed a win. And with a jackpot of €40,000, we understand the enthusiasm around this scratch game, one of the best-selling in the €3 bracket.
The new managers of the “Info Plus” point of sale where the winning Crossword ticket was “purchased at the beginning of summer 2023 for a gain of €40,000.
Winnings from the “Crossword” game: from €3 to €40,000
Each time the FDJ has published 4,500,000 tickets, 1,130,054 tickets are winners. The chances of walking away with a win are 1 in 3.98 and most of the gains are concentrated around the rank at €6, double your stake. In total, there are 8 different winning ranks including winnings of €1000 (60 tickets), €500 (251 tickets) without forgetting the maximum rank of €40,000 which arrives every 1.5 million winning tickets.
Number of prizes Winnings in euros 3 €40,000 60 €1,000 €251,500 €9,800 €100 54,340 €30 €115,000 €15 €630,000 €6 320,600 €3
For the more daring, there are also the “Maxi Mots Croisés” versions for €5 and “Mega Mots Croisés” for €10.
The biggest FDJ winnings in Calvados: the 5 biggest jackpots
Although €40,000 is a significant sum, Calvados has seen even more phenomenal victories, notably at EuroMillions. The record is held by an anonymous winner who won the staggering sum of €163,049,488 on September 13, 2011. This is without counting the other equally impressive jackpots which have brought joy to residents of the department, such as in Courseulles sur mer or Falaise.
In Calvados, 3 Euromillions jackpots were won, reaching a record of 163 million euros.
This event reminds us that luck can smile on anyone, anytime. So, will you try your luck on your next visit to your tobacconist?
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