La Française des Jeux confirmed information from the "Parisian" and announced on Wednesday that a player won the amount of 157 million euros in the Euro Millions draw.
He is the only one to have found the right combination in all of Europe and has sixty days to claim his prize.
A player who bet in France won the jackpot of 157 million euros Tuesday evening during the draw for the Euro Millions lottery, we learned on Wednesday from the French games, confirming information from the
Parisian
.
The winner, who has 60 days to claim his prize, is the only one in Europe to have found the right combination, consisting of the numbers 4-8-10-33-46 and the stars 8-11.
The FDJ did not specify whether he had bet on the Internet or where his betting had been recorded, if applicable.
The third biggest win in France in the history of Euro Millions
This is the third largest gain in France in the history of Euro Millions (created in 2004) after the 170 million euros won in the Alpes-Maritimes in November 2012 and the 163 million euros won in Calvados in September 2011. In Europe, the record is 190 million euros, won several times, the last time in November 2019 in the United Kingdom.