They are 165, all live in the same village in Belgium and all became almost millionaires on Tuesday.
The €143 million EuroMillions jackpot was won by a group of people living in Olmen, a town with just over 3,000 inhabitants.
“Our customers are still in disbelief.
(…) I sent them all an e-mail with the good news, ”said Wim Van Broekhoven, manager of the newspaper store where the ticket was validated, according to comments collected by Radio2 Antwerpen and relayed by the Belgian media. TRV.
Around 866,000 euros each
The 165 lucky players bet 15 euros each and therefore won around 866,000 euros thanks to the winning combination: 12, 20, 25, 26 and 27, and the stars 8 and 12. Something to have fun at Christmas… “I know them also all of them personally, they're all cool people and you can see they're happy.
Everyone will decide for themselves what they want to do with it, rejoices the trader.
Dreams will be able to come true, of course”.
This historic jackpot is not, however, a record in Belgium.
In 2016, a resident of Brussels had won 168 million euros.
And for him alone this time.
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