in Yvelines, a punter pockets €116,361 at PMU

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€116,361. The counters went crazy at Point du jour, a tobacco bar in the center of Limay (Yvelines). On November 16, 2024, a punter, a regular at the place, validated a grid of Quinté +. The next day, surprise: he discovered that he had bet on the right horses and won this nice six-figure sum.

According to a manager of the establishment, the lucky winner (whom we have not met), aged around sixty, comes to the Limayen bar every day, at a set time, to drink his coffee and play. at the races. Described as “a connoisseur”, a seasoned racerhe scans the specialized press before betting and knows the state of form of each jockey in the running.

He has won again since then

In this sixty-year-old, the gains are regularbut usually more modest amounts. His unalterable passion for the game seems to remain the same after this memorable blow. He has already blackened several grids since and even pocketed other victorious bets. “He won €170 today by playing €12,” an employee at the bar told us this Thursday, November 21.

He would not have shownspecial emotion upon learning that he hit the jackpot. “He appeared calm. He has always won large sums, but not like this, describes the manager of the establishment. He just wanted to know if we could pay him by transfer. ” Impossible.

Above €30,000, payment is made by check. “He’s someone who knows how to keep a cool head, he doesn’t have a bad relationship with money,” added another of his acquaintances.

Live hidden to live safely

Known to everyone at Point du jour, the lucky winner nevertheless wants to anonymity beyond this small circle, a guarantee of security. “He prefers not to show himself. So much money arouses desire. People with bad intentions can mix things up, and even we run the risk of being attacked for nothing if we show up,” warns the manager, who took over management of the place a year ago.

In front of the PMU machineat the back of the establishment, we meet Solimah, a 74-year-old inveterate gambler. The retiree has just put a small piece on the Tiercé du jour. “It’s a dream,” he smiles at the mention of these €116,361, which now lines the wall of legends of this bar, alongside other facsimiles of checks bearing three or four-figure sums. I try to do the same, but I don’t have much luck. » For several decades, he has been betting around twenty euros per day and would have won, at best, €1,000.

Around a table, with Nicolas, he looks at the day’s ribs, looking for the victorious combinationthe jackpot “hopes” reinvigorated by the news.

“With everything I’ve gambled in my life, I could have bought three houses. I still had some big winnings: 25,000 francs (€3,811), €9,900… Now, it works less, it’s only the big odds that pay off. There was a time when all my pay went into it, but I’ve calmed down since then. »

The mysterious Limay bettor is number 194^e in France and third in Yvelines to win more than €100,000 at PMU since the start of the year. In the department, the first had pocketed €178,438 in May, in Versailles, the second €179,549 in August, in Houilles.

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