The corona crisis costs many people the job. This can lead to financial bottlenecks. A lottery win is just right.
- The corona crisis is demanding many jobs
- Unemployment and short-time work quickly create financial hardships
- A man from Australia was lucky on his side
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Australia - Fortuna should be on your side during these times. Like a man in Australia. Because this won millions in a competition there. But days before, his world was anything but rosy.
The corona crisis * forces many employers to send their employees on short-time work * or even fire them. So it happened to a man in Australia - the father of a child lost his job due to the economic problems of the country. But the Easter holidays brought him an unexpected turn.
Corona crisis: man loses his job - then incredible things happen
His situation should improve suddenly: The man won $ 4.8 million - the equivalent of around 4.4 million euros. He'll get this huge amount of money over the next 20 years . $ 20,000 a month .
“I checked my online bank account last night and saw that I won. I woke up my wife to tell her and she screamed, ”the man describes the news“ Dailymail ”. He then had to check his bank account several times, it was incredible, the man says.
Corona crisis: "I checked my bank account several times"
The competition " Set for Live " has already made this dream win possible for seven other people this year. For the man, this win is a relief . He can use it to pay for the house in which he lives with his wife and child.
“The profit gives us financial freedom. The possibilities are endless with this price. It's a wonderful feeling to have him. I couldn't be happier. "
Australia and its neighboring country New Zealand had already closed their borders in mid-March to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Above all, a cruise ship was held responsible for the introduction of the virus.
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