“He loses a million euros in EuroMillions due to a shocking mistake”

Euromillions players are all hoping to hit the jackpot. There are several possible wins depending on the games and the winning numbers you find. But no matter the gain, the most important thing is to report your victory to the Française des Jeux. Because there is a deadline after the draw. After this date, it is impossible to claim your prize.

Euromillions winner forgets to claim his prize

It’s hard to believe, but it’s much more common than you think. It is said that each player looks carefully at the draws to see if they have won or not. And when the good news comes, we can still imagine that they call the Française des Jeux the next day.

Because that’s how it works. La Française des Jeux does not know the identity of all the players. When a person wins, they know where the winning ticket is. But she doesn’t know who bought it. She can therefore not join the winners of the Euromillions. She waits for them to report.

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The problem is that some people forget to check their ticket. And so, they are the big winners of the Euromillions without knowing it.

He will not touch a million euros

In the specific case, the winner won a nice sum at the Euromillions. One million Euros. A sum capable, without difficulty, of changing his life. We all imagine what we could do if we won the Euromillions overnight.

But this winner in question, who could have seen his life change, did not claim his prize. Worried to see that the days are passing, the Française des Jeux has therefore launched a search notice.

« As with every unclaimed jackpot, we issue a search notice approximately one week before the end of the ticket’s validity.“. But despite messages published in La Voix du Nord, the winner never made himself known.

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He therefore lost forever the handsome sum of one million euros. Because once the deadline has passed, it is impossible for the winner to recover them. He is therefore a winner of the Euromillions without touching the slightest penny.

A not so rare oversight

According to the Euromillions rule, players have 180 days to claim the prize. So that leaves enough time. But maybe he lost his ticket. Or maybe he was afraid of this mountain of money waiting for him.

We will never know the reasons that led him not to claim his prize. But this is not a unique case. Every year, several Euromillions winners forget to claim their winnings.

The money therefore remains in the coffers of the Française des Jeux. She uses it for a new draw a few days/weeks later.

So think about it if you play Euromillions, never forget to check your ticket. Just because the odds of winning are slim doesn’t mean they don’t exist. The proof.