The department has already seen a far larger win. In December 2021, at tobacconist Goulwen Binois's shop, a Loto player won 30 million euros. That precedent does not make it possible to identify the holder of the million still awaiting collection.
One million euros won in the Loto is still awaiting its holder in Ille-et-Vilaine. The winning ticket was validated on September 22, but no one has come forward to claim the sum.
The stakes are immediate for the player as well as for the draws to come. If the winnings are not claimed, the million euros will be put back into play. The winner will then be unable to claim that sum.
The beneficiary remains untraceable. An investigation has failed to locate him, and nothing establishes that he became aware of his win.
According to a reported account, the player simply may not have followed the result."He must not have watched the draw, otherwise he would have known it was him,"one person said.