What would you do if you won 48 million francs in Swiss Lotto? Do you send your boss away and go around the world? Are you treating yourself to a luxury home and a Ferrari? A Bernese who was lucky enough to win the jackpot ten years ago has changed almost nothing in his life.
At least that’s what he told CH Media newspapers. The man, self-employed and occasional player, says that he decided one Saturday, at the end of August 2014, to spontaneously fill out a grid after reading in the newspapers that the jackpot was a record amount that day. Before realizing the same evening that he had ticked all the right numbers! Incredulous, he will need several glasses of whiskey to tell his wife about it, he confides.
What to do with all this money? The couple quickly decided to stay true to their lifestyle. They invest their earnings cautiously, especially in real estate, securities and a retirement home. They also think of their children and give them important gifts, explains the Bernese who claims to have lost neither friends nor friends in the adventure.
Yet, despite their discretion, news of their good fortune spreads. Consequence: numerous letters and requests for money. To which the spouses systematically respond “niet”. They simply give out a few loans, all or almost all paid off so far, depending on the lucky winner.
And despite his earnings, the Bernese continues to work a few years after retirement age, for pleasure. The couple also refuses to make large purchases, such as a vacation home, so as not to impose an additional burden on themselves. But he still allows himself the luxury of spending his vacations in beautiful hotels.
The couple kept the lottery ticket and the winning certificate safe in their safe, explains the Bernese. But since that Saturday evening in 2014, he admits to having never played the lottery again. In order to simply give others the chance.
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