With a Cash ticket, he hits the jackpot and wins half a million euros

It was probably his lucky day. Friday January 3, 2025a regular at tobacco-press-games The Preface to Rue hit the jackpot by scratching a ticket Cash.

With a record gain of 500 000 euros for the establishment, we can say that the year 2025 is off to a good start. “Every day, we see gains of 50, 100, and sometimes 500 euros, but 500,000 euros is a first for us! », exclaims the manager of the establishment, Stéphane Gauduin.

“He was shaking a little”

The lucky winner, a man of fifty years according to the managers, had presented himself at Préface around noon to buy his usual games. A few minutes later he came back, winning ticket in hand.

“He asked to see me, he was shaking a little. I guess he was having trouble realizing it. I checked his ticket, it was indeed 500,000 euros for number 3, but I still put it through the machine, and there, the confirmation: he is a winner,” says the manager with a broad smile. The regular therefore won the maximum amount for this scratch game.

This gain, of exceptional magnitude, aroused emotion in the establishment. “We are happy, it makes us happy. He comes every day, it’s good that it’s a local person who won,” adds Stéphane Gauduin.

The procedure for cashing out such an amount is, however, specific. “As this is too large a sum for us, it is up to the customer to contact customer service directly of the French Games. He must call, make an appointment and come to Amiens with a RIB and one identity document», explains the manager.

Since the resumption of this business 5 years ago Stéphane and his team have already seen some nice winnings, notably 40,000 euros at Blackjackand 48,000 euros Keno . But this half a million eurosis incommensurable. “You don’t do the same thing with 40,000 euros as with 500,000 euros! », he concludes with humor.

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