Britons Joe and Jess Thwaite, hitherto struggling with skyrocketing costs of living, can finally “dream” after earning more than £184 million (£230 million). Dollars), on the lottery paneuropea Euromillones.
This couple from the South West of England, who have two young children, won exactly £184,262,899 on Tuesday May 10, on a ticket whose numbers were selected at azar by the system.
Although some of the winners prefer to remain anonymous, they revealed their identities on Thursday live on the television.
“This winning result gives us time to dream, something we haven’t had before,” said Jess Thwaite, 44, who runs a hair salon with her sister.
The award is “a great relief,” he said, explaining that his family, like so many others, has had trouble paying bills that never stop rising until now.
“This is huge,” exclaimed her husband Joe, 49, a commercial who often plays lottery when there is a lot of money at stake.
Now “I turn on the water heater (…) thinking that everything is going well, which was not the case before,” he added, referring to the soaring price of energy in the Kingdom Unido.
It was he who discovered that they were the lucky winners of the biggest jackpot in Euromillones never won in Kingdom Unido and the second in the history of this lottery sold in a dozen European countries.
After checking the application of the lottery the day after the draw, “I looked at the amount, put the phone down and then picked it up and looked at the amount again,” he explained.
“I started counting the numbers and at the time I thought it was extraordinary but also unreal,” he added.
The partnerwho lives in a house in poor condition, surrounded by numerous animals, such as ponies, dogs and even geckos, decided to make himself known so that he could share the joy with family and friends.
Jess and Joe Thwaite explained that they’ll “probably” buy a new car and take their kids on vacation to Hawaii, where they’ve always wanted to go.
The previous record in United Kingdom was £170m, won in October 2019 by an anonymous player, while the biggest EuroMillions jackpot, €220m, was won in France in October 2021.
AFP