Overview
- Lotto Hessen said the previously unclaimed 6aus49 ticket, bought in March, was rediscovered last week in a jacket pocket.
- The win totals €15,336,286.40 with the six numbers plus the supplementary number confirmed by the operator.
- Staff had posted notices in sales outlets and aired appeals on radio in an effort to find the unknown winner.
- The unnamed father lives in Hesse near Frankfurt and said he had heard the radio calls before realizing the ticket was his.
- He plans to buy a new sofa and use the money to support the couple’s children, according to the company communiqué.