The Belgian won the lottery €153 million
The lottery organizers say that the chance of winning the maximum prize is one in 140 million.
BRUSSELS, June 3. /Offset. Victoria Dubrovina TASS/. A citizen of Belgium won the lottery the EuroMillions €153,8 million, which was the second largest win in the history of the country. This was reported by the newspaper Derniere Heure.
According to her, this gain was recorded in the course of the edition 2 of June. Traditionally, the administration of the EuroMillions according to the nationality of the lucky who received the first prize, and his name remains secret, if only he does not wish to disclose their data. The biggest win in Belgium was recorded in October 2016 and amounted to €168 million.
The lottery organizers say that the chance of winning the maximum prize is one in 140 million. Often the main prize isn’t won, and unresolved amount is carried forward to the next draw.
With this rule, the payout can reach tens or hundreds of millions of euros.
The cost of one lottery ticket is €2,5.