One of the greatest rewards available in the EuroMillions lottery was just won by a recent EuroMillions lottery winner. Instead of spending his riches on boats, houses, and designer clothes, he is donating the majority of it to help save the earth.
A lottery ticket is filled out by an unknown person. Most players fantasize of winning large, but one lucky winner opted to donate his riches to environmental protection. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)
According to Spain’s La Vanguardia news site, a French man won large in a recent EuroMillions draw. He could have bought a château on the French Riviera, or perhaps a vineyard in Bordeaux, with views of the Mediterranean. He took a whole other path.
The lucky draw took place on December 11, 2020, but the facts were only recently revealed. Guy had a one in 140 million chance of obtaining the winning combination and winning the €200 million prize, which was a record at the time.
Guy won €200 million (US$217 million) in the EuroMillions lottery. He’s using his fortune to improve the environment.
Not much is known about Guy. He is reportedly a man from the south of France who already had an interest in environmental protection.
Mega Jackpot Goes to Climate Change
Guy subsequently decided to create an endowment fund to, in his words, “support and act with those who want to protect the living and the links that unite Man and nature in the long term.”
That led to the creation of the Anyama Foundation, named after a city in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Anyama Foundation aims to protect the global environment and reduce the impact of climate change. The news was later confirmed by La Française des Jeux (FDJ), the French public company to which the government granted a monopoly on lotteries and sports betting. The amount of money Guy earmarked for the organization has not been revealed.
Philanthropic Wins
The person at the FDJ in charge of relations with the winners, Isabelle Cesari, commented that it is common for lottery winners to decide to donate part of their fortune to a variety of charitable and social causes.
Cesari gave as an example the case of a person who earned a fortune at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic but decided to allocate a large part of it to buy face masks and give them away.
Guy didn’t give all his money to charity, either. He allowed himself the luxury of owning a holiday residence and traveling around the country. However, it seems that his new fortune has not changed him. He reportedly continues to enjoy the same things, including spending time with his family and walking through the forest.
Since Guy’s win, two players, in Switzerland and Tahiti, have surpassed his win. They respectively won €210 million and €220 million (US$228.35 million and US$239.22 million) in 2021.
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