Europe 1 with AFP 09:33, December 16, 2021

The identity of the winner of the Euromillions, which won the sum of 162 million euros at the end of November, is revealed.

He is in his thirties from the South East.

This lucky guy plans to take advantage of his jackpot to buy a house, travel and fulfill one of his dreams: "to become a brewer and market his own beer".

He is now brewing astronomical sums: the winner of the Euromillions jackpot of 162 million, won at the end of November, is a beer lover from south-eastern France, the Française des Jeux (FDJ) announced on Thursday.

With this nest egg of 162,289,050 euros, he won the fifth largest gain in the history of Euromillions in France.

A grid validated only "a few minutes" with the closing of the game

This thirty-something has played on the internet using the "flash" system, which leaves chance to decide the composition of the grid, according to a press release from the FDJ.

The new multimillionaire has almost missed his chance.

On November 26, the day of the draw, he validated his grid only "a few minutes" before the closing of the game, set at 8:15 pm.

When he realized he had won the bet, his wife "did not believe", says the big winner, quoted in the press release.

With 162 million euros, he could buy seven copies of the most expensive car in the world, or flood his Christmas table with 62 tons of caviar at 2,600 euros per kg.

This amount also represents 107 centuries of minimum wage.

France, a country of the lucky

The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, intends to take advantage of this sum to "quickly buy a house", according to the press release.

He also wants to travel and realize one of his dreams, "to become a brewer and market his own beer". 

With this jackpot, won thanks to the combination 1, 20, 41, 42, 50 stars 3 and 7, France is currently experiencing a series of jackpots.

In October, a young Polynesian won the biggest win in the history of the game, all countries combined, with 220 million euros.

Before her, a man from the south of France had won 200 million in December 2020.

Since the creation of the Euromillions in 2004, 114 of the 589 jackpots won have been won by French people.

Enough to make France the luckiest country in Europe, tied with the United Kingdom.