This is enough to lead a sweet retirement. A retired couple from Lunel (Hérault), near Montpellier, won more than 67 million euros at the Euromillions, playing, on January 18, a grid with the five correct numbers and the two correct stars: 3, 12, 19, 24, 30 and stars 2 and 5, indicates the Française des jeux (FDJ).
This is the biggest win ever recorded by the Française de jeux in the Hérault. The last jackpot was 21 million euros. It had been won at the Loto, in Montpellier.
“I was knocked out! »
This couple tried their luck at the Euromillions and the Loto about twice a month, by checking “remarkable numbers in my life”, told the FDJ Madame, who takes care of validating the grids. After the draw, she checked her ticket at a point of sale, and understood that she had won a little something… By checking the correct combination at home, she discovered that she had won the jackpot. “When I saw the sum, I was stunned! “, she says. And while waiting to be paid, she hid the precious ticket in a book of La Fontaine’s Fables.
“We want to help our children, but we also want to enjoy it,” said the happy retirees, who want to visit museums, afford a car and a new wardrobe, “without spending too much.” We are going to do things that we already wanted to do before winning but with more freedom, time and enthusiasm”. And they have every intention of continuing to play.