What and When
October 6th 2015: J. Heywood won €17,879,645.12
The story
I can only imagine what it would feel like to win a jackpot as large as €17,879,645.12 million euros. At first, I’d feel utter disbelief. I mean after all, winning happens on a screen. In case of the mega moolah, it happens on a screen with zoo animals. That makes it all the bit harder to grasp the fact that this win of yours is not virtual. It is in fact, a million euro prize that is right in front of you! The psychology of winning big is another story.
So let’s talk about J. Heywood, the winner of the prize that all of us wish to have won.
The facts
On October 6th against all odds, a 26 year old soldier from the UK won the crazy amount of €17,879,645.12. Unlike you might think, the guy was only playing on the Mega Moolah for several minutes and with only a quarter. The chances of this happening to anyone is minimal, so you can imagine the winner was absolutely mindblown. The Mini, Minor and Major jackpot being won happens frequently, but the Mega win doesn’t happen so often. It’s the jackpot that gets the most attention on the net, but in reality it rarely happens. So this jackpot falling, while he had only been playing several minutes with just a quarter, is nothing short of a miracle. What did he have to say about it?
Words of the winner
“I’m in absolute disbelief that his happened to me. It’s one of those things you always fantasize about, but never in the world did I really belief it would happen.” Yes, we totally understand! So what’s next for J.Heywood? Is he going to stop working? Buy a villa in Spain? The humble 26 year old has other plans. “The only thing I’m certain of right now is that I want to help my family financially. My dad has been sick and I’d give everything for his recovery, getting him the best medical care possible should help. Other than that maybe I’ll go on a nice holiday”. So he’s not going to quit his job? As far as we know: no. And that’s probably a very wise decision considering the many sad stories of jackpot winners that squandered the whole amount within no time and ended up in misery. Yes, that really happened. A great decision to keep your feet on the ground and enjoy the money within reasonable boundaries.
