The lucky winner who pocketed 30 million euros in the Loto is a Breton in his sixties. He almost didn’t hit the jackpot. He had forgotten his ticket at the restaurant.
Never has a Loto player won so much money. He pocketed 30 million euros on December 4. The previous record was 26 million. The lucky winner has just cashed the check from La Française des Jeux on his bank account. He had validated his grid in Orgères in Ille-et-Vilaine.
That day, he tried his luck at both the Loto and the Euromillions. An occasional player, he has been ticking the same numbers for several years. “What is happening to me is all the same incredible,” said the winner to the Française des Jeux. So unbelievable that his wife doesn’t know about it.
This Breton in his sixties intends to announce the good news to his family on the occasion of the holidays. “I can’t wait to see how my wife will react.” The holiday meal promises to be rich in emotion.
The lucky winner could never have surprised his wife. During a business trip, he forgot his bag which contained the Loto ticket to the restaurant. He didn’t know then that he had won. “I had to send a taxi to pick it up,” he explains to the Française des Jeux. “I would never have imagined that my bag contained 30 million euros”.
If the Breton wishes to remain anonymous, he says he has gone through many professional trials before setting up his business. “I fell very low but I always fought to get back up.” Even with $ 30 million in his pocket, he doesn’t plan to retire right away. His priority will be to “protect his children”, to buy a house and to travel. He could not have dreamed of more beautiful Christmas gifts.
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