Euromillions: The record jackpot of 250 million euros won in France, are you the big winner?

• A player pocketed on Tuesday August 19, the 250 million euros jackpot brought into play at Euromillions.
• The winner, who validated his grid in France, won the biggest gain ever won in France.
• The national record had been owned since October 2021 by a Polynesian with 220 million euros.

Never has such a jackpot were won in France. A lucky on Tuesday, August 19, the record sum of 250 million euros on Tuesday 19 (new window) At the Euromillions, the maximum gain brought into play, for the third time in history, by the French games and its European partners. A happiness that two players had had the joy of living, the first time in Austria on March 28 (new window)then in Ireland on June 17 (new window).

To get the jackpot, the lucky French winner found the right combination on the more than 139,838,160 possible. He checked the five good numbers – 24, 31, 34, 41 et 43 (new window) – as well as the two complementary stars – 6 et 8.

The biggest national gain in history

By winning 250 million euros, the player, which we still do not know much, as for example where the winning ticket has been validated, establishes a new national record. The biggest gain won in France dated from October 15, 2021. A young woman living in Tahiti, Polynesia, who played for the first time, had won 220 million euros thanks to a unique grid validated by Flash. “I was waiting for the right time to play and, that day, I had an intuition”she then explained when paying her XXL gain.

If you have won the jackpot, you are invited to make yourself known to the FDJ United. Call 09.69.36.60.60 (call not surcharged) to be linked to “the winning support and experience team”.