Reunion has a new winner in a game of chance. A man bought two Jackpot scratch tickets. One of them turned out to be lucky as he won 500,000 euros.
On October 3, this occasional player travels to Saint-Pierre to visit a friend. On the way back, he sees traffic jams forming on his route. Fearing he would run out of fuel in the middle of traffic, he decided to stop at a gas station. He fills up with gas and buys himself two JACKPOT tickets. Arriving safely, he sits in front of his television and watches a football match. “I scratched both tickets at halftime, starting with the loser. It’s a strange feeling to come across a gain of 500,000 euros right afterward“, he confided to the FDJ. His partner saw him turning pale and asked him if he had won anything. “I didn’t win anything, I won half a million euros“, he retorts, still in shock. He quickly finds a hiding place for his precious ticket and tasks the family dog with guarding the house whenever he needs to be away. “It’s a real relief, we will be able to live more comfortably, please our loved ones and perhaps consider realizing my dream of going to see a football match of my favorite English club at home“, he concludes
