An online tipster from Swabia won the lottery over the Easter weekend.
The man won a large sum with six correct numbers.
Munich - A craftsman from Swabia made himself a very special gift for Easter.
The 56-year-old won over one million euros in the lottery, as Lotto Bayern explained in a press release.
A man from Bavaria wins over one million euros in the lottery
The Saturday drawing on April 8 gave the man exactly 1,120,270.10 euros, "because he had submitted his game order with the winning numbers 2, 16, 26, 34, 40 and 49", according to Lotto Bayern.
The man guessed the right six with an ABO game order on
lotto-bayern.de.
The man had invested a total of 66.75 euros to take part in five Saturday draws, including the additional lotteries Spiel 77 and SUPER 6.
The man from Swabia was not the only lucky guy.
A further three game orders in North Rhine-Westphalia each accounted for millions in profit.
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"Reassuring financial cushion": Lottery millionaire stays down to earth
In conversation with the state lottery and casino administration, the winner from Bavaria was down to earth.
"As an entrepreneur, it is always important to be able to provide for the future," he said, describing his million-dollar profit as a reassuring financial cushion.
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