Two Millionaires Within Seven Days: The Incredible Lottery Coincidence of Cassis

Some stories sound so improbable that even die-hard optimists briefly furrow their brows. Exactly such a story is currently unfolding in the small port town of Cassis on the French Mediterranean coast. There, where sailboats usually rock, tourists drink pastis, and the Calanques lie like a painting in the sun, suddenly everything revolves around millions. More precisely: almost 49 million euros. At the center of the event is an inconspicuous tobacco shop with the typically southern French name "La Civette du Port." A shop like many others really — cigarettes, ...