An Israeli man who won the lottery to the tune of NIS 80 million ($25 million), the largest jackpot in the history of country, says it was his first time buying a ticket.
“I saw an ad on TV, as well as at the lottery stands, saying that the prize was very high, so I decided for the first time in my life to fill out a form,” he says.
“As soon as I saw the winning numbers they seemed familiar somehow. I felt a kind of light that I can’t explain. As soon as I saw the form I knew that I was holding in my hand a first-prize-winning form, but I had no idea if I’d be the sole winner or share the prize.”
The unnamed man arrived this morning at the offices of the Mifal HaPais national lottery company to collect his prize, after first checking in at work, like he does every day.
According to reports, he and his wife stayed up all night after learning that they had won and talked about what they would do with the money. They decided to first give gifts to their family.
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