© The 2nd biggest winner of EuroMillions donates his prize of 200 million for a surprising project
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The winnings of the Euromillions are dreaming. We have all wondered what we could do with so much money. Because life changes overnight. Guy (name invented to preserve the anonymity of the winner) knows this better than anyone. In 2020, he earns 200 million euros. Overnight, he arrives at 400th place in the ranking of the richest French people. This is the second biggest winner in the history of the European lottery. But since then, what has he done with this money?
He wins 200 million euros at the Euromillions
In 2020, this former executive who lives in the south of France is retired. He sometimes tries his luck at the Euromillions, without really believing it. And for good reason.
The odds of winning the jackpot are very low. You have a one in 139 million chance. If we listen to the numbers, you are more likely to be struck by lightning than to win the jackpot.
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But Guy, who is not a big player, tries his luck in 2020. And he wins the jackpot. Before his eyes, at the time of the draw, he understands that it is indeed all his numbers that come out in order. So he immediately contacts the Française des Jeux to claim his Euromillions winnings.
Overnight, Guy becomes a millionaire. He obviously wants to preserve his anonymity, he who knows how much such a sum changes lives. He points in one day to the 400th place in the ranking of the richest French people. Guy is living a sleepless dream.
Euromillions winner wants to remain anonymous
We just know that Guy was a manager in the south of France before retiring. If he never lacked money, he never had so much. His life changed overnight thanks to the Euromillions. Because he didn’t forget to claim his winnings like some other winners.
While some would start by investing in houses, cars, material goods, Guy doesn’t want any of that. Indeed, discreet and simple, the pensioner does not plan to squander his new fortune in record time.
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On the contrary, he wants to use this money to serve a cause close to his heart. So, as he has always dreamed of getting involved in associations, he thinks that this is the big moment. That his Euromillions money can be used for something bigger than himself.
He devotes his life to the community
Guy wants his Euromillions win to be useful. So he decides to take advantage of his victory to help people in need.
Thus, for two years, he thought of a project and ended up creating the Anyama association. The name comes from a town in the Ivory Coast where he was lucky enough to grow up.
On the association’s website, the winner of the Euromillions explains his project. He wishes ” protect the living and find a balanced and respectful coexistence between nature and humanity« .
Eventually, he wants to inject all of the earnings into his association. ” I passed on most of my gain and will gradually give away almost all of it. »
The FDJ’s winner relations manager, Isabelle Cesari, applauds this decision. ” We have never seen an initiative of this magnitude. But we have also rarely seen gains of this magnitude. Often it goes hand in hand« .
2023-05-24 14:04:04
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