A Frenchman had the chance to win on Friday evening the record jackpot of 200 million euros involved in the Euromillions draw.
This is the biggest gain ever won in France.
The player, who has 120 days to make themselves known to the FDJ and collect their earnings.
The record jackpot of 200 million euros at stake during the Euromillions draw on Friday evening was won in France, the biggest gain ever won in France, we learned from the French games ( FDJ).
The player, who has 120 days to make himself known to the FDJ and collect his winnings, played the winning combination 6-9-13-24-41, and the star numbers 3 and 12.
A record in the history of the European lottery
It is also a record win in the history of the European lottery.
The previous one was 190 million euros, won several times, the last time in November 2019 in the UK.
In France, it amounted until Friday to 170 million euros, won in the Alpes-Maritimes in November 2012. This record jackpot of 200 million euros was won in its third stake, after the draws of Tuesday and Friday last.
France has now "won" 110 of the 499 jackpots in play since the creation of the Euromillions in 2004, or nearly a quarter (22%), followed by the United Kingdom (108 winners, 21.6%) and the 'Spain (105 winners, 21%).