He had a one in 19 million chance of finding the winning combination.
A player - or a player - from Ille-et-Vilaine broke the historic lotto record in France this Saturday, by winning the jackpot of 30 million euros at stake.
According to our information, the winner has validated his grid at the point of sale.
If the sum is so high, it is because this combination (5 18 23 34 44 and 5 for the lucky number) puts an end to a black series of 28 draws without a rank 1 winner, unheard of in 45 years of existence.
The previous record lotto ticket was played on the Internet and allowed its owner to pocket the sum of 26 million euros last September.
It is therefore the year of all records for the lottery in France since last October 15, a Tahitian won the largest sum ever recorded in the lottery in Europe: 220 million euros at EuroMillions, this time. .
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The accumulation of records in recent years has also resulted from changes in the rules of the game, in Loto as in EuroMillions.
For the “little” lottery, until 2008 there was a one in 14 million chance of ticking the perfect six-number combination, compared to one in 19,068,840, to be exact, now.
The Breton winner now has 60 days to make himself known and claim his prize.
