EuroMillions: Ile-de-France player pockets 21 million euros

He wishes to remain anonymous in order to quietly enjoy the new life offered to him.

This "young fifty-something", as presented by the Française des Jeux, is one of the lucky winners of the August 31 draw of the EuroMillions.

A jackpot of nearly 64 million euros to be shared since the combination was found by three winners, a Belgian, a British and a French.

Each of them won the exact sum of 21,214,762 euros.

The French winner says he is a regular player, a follower of the “flash” system which leaves chance to decide on the composition of the grid when it is purchased.

"I trust the machine", declared when receiving his prize the one who validated his ticket at the counter of the brasserie tobacco Le Maillot in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.

His luck made him the fifth biggest winner in the capital.

The record for a validated grid in the City of Light dates back to January 2016 with a gain of just over 66 million euros.

He discovers his winnings on his smartphone

The lucky winner is certainly far from the jackpot won by this Alsatian in September 2020 (157 million euros!) Or by Guy, this retiree from the south of France whose life changed on December 11, 2020 after having checked alone the five good numbers and good stars from a EuroMillions draw that brought him the insane and record-breaking sum of 200 million euros. But with more than 21 million in his bank account, the 50-year-old Ile-de-France native of Portugal can look to the future with great serenity. “This is something that only happens once in a lifetime! ”He exclaimed when he discovered, the day after the draw, his good fortune via the smartphone application of the Française des Jeux.

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The EuroMillions jackpot winner answered us

His first project will be to help his immediate family and to celebrate this gain with those who are dear to him.

He told La Française des Jeux to wish to take the time to think things over to refine his other projects and is seriously considering “the purchase of a main residence in the Paris region and a second home in his native city in Portugal.

"Without forgetting to continue to fill in grids because even millionaire, to play" is part of my habits "he assured when receiving his giant check.