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Aussie wins lottery jackpot after looking at wrong numbers

Aussie wins lottery jackpot after looking at wrong numbers

A million Australian dollars or almost €674,000: this is it Jackpot On September 12, 2022 an Australian pocketed while playing National Lottery. A sum he would never have won had chance not intervened. Indeed, as reported The Economic Times On Saturday, September 17, the man made the mistake of playing his favorite numbers.

For many years, a resident of Geelong in the state of Victoria in southeastern Australia, his “Special Numbers” . But on September 12, he unknowingly ticked another number by mistake. Also, when he checked his ticket after each draw, he didn’t do it this time, so he didn’t realize his mistake.

“It’s really wonderful! »

When a lottery official contacted him after several calls, the Australian finally learned that he had won the jackpot with a “wrong number”. “If I didn’t make that mistake… That would be awesome! » He told local media.

A happy coincidence happened near Brest (Finister)., on September 2. Like every other week, a man played EuroMillions, ticking the numbers corresponding to the birth dates of his relatives. But, forgetting his glasses, he made a mistake on his wife’s date. Result: He matched five numbers and one star and won €193,666.

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