Money Talks – it’s not everything, but everything is money

This makes the Malaysian winnings record look like a schoolkid’s pocket money.

In May 2009, a 25-year-old Spanish woman from Majorca won the equivalent of more than RM600 million at the EuroMillions lottery.

Her initial reactions were “shock” and “incredible emotion”, then “a countless stream of questions.” Perhaps it’s appropriate to add that steam cleaners were needed to clear up the aftermath.

She was the only winner, hence bagging the largest ever jackpot to have been won by a single ticket holder in European history. The amount is probably a world record amount payable in a single lump sum for a single ticket winner.

That said, the chances of winning it is probably smaller than being struck by a meteor several times over.

Source
The Times, 12 May 2009