On September 1, more than 157 million euros were at stake at the Euromillions.
The jackpot was won in France, and more precisely not a couple in Alsace.
The lucky winners, 40-year-olds who have validated their ticket to Sélestat, confided in the Parisian.
And they keep cravings simple.
Everyone once wondered what they would do if they won the Lotto or Euromillions jackpot.
For a couple of Alsatians, these questions have become reality.
They woke up on September 2 with a winning ticket worth… 157,170,843 euros.
This is the third biggest win in the history of lotteries in France.
The lucky winners confided in the
Parisian
on Tuesday
.
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“I couldn't believe it when I saw the results,” admits the woman.
And a few days after the result, the couple still do not seem to realize.
"For the moment, they continue to work. We will see once we have advised them", testifies the person in charge of the winners at the Française des Jeux.
"All the doors are open to us, but with the virus the borders are closed"
But working does not prevent you from having dreams.
Simple dreams in this case: "computer equipment for him" and a beautiful watch for her, they say to the newspaper.
And especially travel.
"All the doors are open to us, but with the virus the borders are closed", philosopher the couple who envisage a trip around the world once the situation calms down.
In the meantime, the FDJ advises them to invest in as many areas as possible, real estate, stocks and life insurance.
If they opted for this placement, a rate of 1.4%, and if they placed all of their earnings,
Le Parisien
calculated that they would earn 255 euros per hour, 6,000 euros per day, more than 180,000 euros per month… and more than 2 million euros per year.