CJ 789 1845. This is the winning combination that made a player a millionaire. Two letters and seven numbers automatically assigned when validating the Euro millions grid which were worth gold that day. It was during the draw on November 29, 2024. No winner in rank 1 that evening, but a unique winner in France at My million, a player who validated his ticket in the Territoire de Belfort. More precisely at the Bavilliers tobacco shop, almost opposite the town hall, rue François-Mitterrand. The managers, Mélanie Guillaumey and Benjamin Doppler, were the first to be surprised. “We received the poster from the Française des Jeux on Friday 3.” Monumental, it was immediately affixed to the front of the business, occupying the entire height of the window.
But who could this mysterious millionaire be? Benjamin and Mélanie ignore it. “We do not know the identity of the player. In any case, no one among our customers came to tell us that they had won! », smile the traders.
A maximum bet of €3.50
A new year promises to be a good omen for this stranger who bet between €2.5 and €3.50. The game was well worth it… Even if the chances of winning that much are unfortunately close to zero.
On Saturday, in tobacco, this good news was at the heart of the conversations. “It’s not me anyway!” “, jokes Benjamin, who concedes “not to play the Loto”. With his wife, he nevertheless likes to dream of what they would do with this million that fell from the sky. “We repay the loan from the tobacco shop and leave everything behind to settle in Charente. » A region that the couple particularly likes. “I love seafood,” confides the tobacconist. “Here, it’s less easy!” »
“It’s our first big gain,” recognize Mélanie and Benjamin, who took over the business five years ago. A very big prize. But not the biggest won in the Territoire de Belfort. Indeed, on May 21, 2022, a player pocketed €2,000,012 after playing at Tabac du Center, in Danjoutin. It was then the Loto jackpot which had fallen!
Prize pools as rare as they are inaccessible. And this is precisely what makes all those who blacken the numbered boxes dream, playing their favorite numbers or relying on chance!
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