Unknown French bidder wins 13 mln euros in lottery

PARIS, August 14 (Itar-Tass) -- An unknown Frenchman bidder in the
department of Haute-Vienne has won 13 million euros in a lottery, the
company Francaise de Jeux, the organizer of Super Loto, said Friday night.
The lucky winner is the holder of the sole card in which all six
numbers were guessed right. The chances of success were one to 19 million.
The ticket was registered in Haute-Vienne, eastern France.
The lots drawing proved a very special one, it was on a Black Friday -
August 13. This day is extremely popular among French lottery devotees,
for it is believed to brings good luck and happiness. It was not
accidental that many hundreds of thousands decided to participate. A total
of 7,000,000 tickets was sold - thrice the number of tickets bought on
other occasions.
This year there is only one Black Friday and next year, there will be
only one such "lucky" day, too. And 2012 with, its three Black Fridays,
the lottery fans will experience real thrill.

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