One of two Germans to win a multi-million-dollar jackpot had just lost his job when his company fell victim to the economic crisis, lottery organizers said earlier this month.
The winner, a 40-year-old bachelor, said he was shocked to have such good and bad luck in such a short time as he enjoyed his 17.5-million-euro (NT$760.9 million) win.
“It took my breath away,” he told Toto-Lotto Lower Saxony when he called to say he had the right numbers, the company said.
“Now I can take my time looking for a new position and don’t have to take the first job that presents itself.”
The lottery firm said it would offer the winner, whose name was not released, advice on how best to spend and invest his windfall.
The jackpot reached 35 million euros last week — the third biggest ever — and attracted millions of punters including Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck.
But the second holder of a lucky ticket, a resident of Bavaria, has yet to come forward to claim his winnings, Toto-Lotto said.(AFP)
德國樂透公司本月稍早表示，兩名數百萬美元樂透頭彩得主之一，才剛因公司不敵經濟危機倒閉而丟了工作。
這名頭彩得主是一位四十歲的單身男子，他說在這麼短的時間內，這般好運和壞運相繼降臨讓他感到震驚，但他非常開心贏得一千七百五十萬歐元（新台幣七億六千零九十萬元）的獎金。
下薩克森邦的多多樂透公司表示，他打電話來說他對中頭彩時說：「我快要窒息了！」
「現在我可以從容地找新工作，不用隨便將就了。」
樂透公司說，他們會提供這筆意外之財的得主最完善的投資理財計畫；得主姓名未獲公佈。
該期樂透頭獎獎金上週累積達三千五百萬歐元（全球樂透史上第三高額），吸引了數百萬賭客下注，其中也包括德國財政部長皮爾．史坦布律克。
多多樂透公司說，住在巴伐利亞省的第二位頭彩幸運兒還沒有出面領獎。（法新社�翻譯：袁星塵）
Besides public transport and taxis, do you know any other ways to travel long distances without driving? If carpooling is what comes to your mind, you might have heard of the travel app “BlaBlaCar.” This platform connects drivers with empty seats in their cars with passengers going the same way, allowing travel costs to be shared. BlaBlaCar’s origins can be traced back to the Christmas season of 2003, when Frederic Mazzella was traveling from Paris to his family home in the French countryside. __1__ This observation gave rise to the idea of an online platform to connect drivers and
A: I just went to see the Japanese animated film Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback. B: There are more Japanese animated films this summer, including Doraemon: Nobita’s Art World Tales, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Castillo and Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers. A: The four main characters of those franchises are children’ s idols. B: US animated films Elio and The Smurfs Movie have also gained popularity. A: Pop diva Rihanna not only sings the theme song “Friend of Mine” for The Smurfs Movie, but also voices the character Smurfette. A: 我最近去看了日本動畫《名偵探柯南：獨眼的殘像》。 B: 暑期檔還有多部動畫：包括《哆啦A夢：大雄的繪畫世界物語》、《劇場版「鬼滅之刃」無限城篇》、《蠟筆小新：超華麗！》 A: 這4位卡通主角真是兒童的超級偶像！ B:
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Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） __2__ Specifically, a driver posts their planned route on the platform, and a passenger finds them by searching for available trips to their desired destination. Once a match is made, the passenger books a seat and contributes to the driver’s travel expenses, making the journey more economical for both parties. For safety reasons and ride preferences, both drivers and passengers can view each other’s ratings and profiles before sending or accepting a ride request. __3__ The options range from “Bla” (quiet) to “BlaBla” (chatty) and “BlaBlaBla” (very talkative), which is why this app is named BlaBlaCar. This
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