Thibaud Hue 1:47 p.m., April 06, 2022
What would you do if you won 200 million euros?
Buy the house of your dreams?
Go around the world?
All this is far too classic for the winner of the EuroMillions jackpot.
The second biggest winner in France in the history of this game, called "Guy", has indeed chosen to give everything...
In December 2020, Guy broke the record for winnings in France at EuroMillions.
He used a large part of his kitty to create his foundation, dedicated to the protection of the environment.
He created a foundation which he called Anyama, named after a town in Côte d'Ivoire, where he grew up.
“He already had this project in mind”
Its foundation will be reserved for the fight against global warming.
We do not know exactly how much this big winner will give in total, but he assures him, it will be almost all of his 200 million euros.
Isabelle Césari, head of major winners relations at the Française des Jeux, is not surprised.
"I have a very emotional memory of the day after his win, when I spoke to him on the phone and we talked for the first time. He already had this project in mind", she explains to Europe 1 "He had confided to me: 'Me, you know, I was playing to give and that was my objective. And so this gain, I will devote it to a commitment that is close to my heart.' wanted to do a very strong act of generosity."
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The winner wishes to remain anonymous.
And this new philanthropist will not stop there.
It also plans to support the field of health, in particular family caregivers.
But on the other hand, there is no question for him of emerging from anonymity.
His name will not appear in his foundation.
This big winner, whom the FDJ had nicknamed Guy, prefers to continue a normal or almost normal life, while remaining very discreet.