A winner of the Euro Millions lottery is donating most of
his €72 million (£59 million) jackpot to charity. The French man asked to
remain anonymous but newspapers have reported that he is in his 50s, unmarried
and has no children.
According to RTL,
he validated his ticket where it was bought in the Haute-Garonne region and waited
several days before coming forward to collect his winnings.
He then stunned lottery organisers by stating his intention
for €50 million - two-thirds of his fortune - to be
donated to a dozen
non-governmental organisations working with the disadvantaged.
The man is being hailed as a hero across France and his
unprecedented act of generosity is reportedly the largest donation by a lottery
winner in country’s history.
According to the lottery organisers, la Française des Jeux, his decision was guided by a spirit of
“social solidarity” and he requested no compensation or publicity.
The mystery benefactor has no financial problems and simply
wants to live a normal life and monitor the work done with his donations, RTL said.
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