He scratched off a €10 ticket and won two million: a big win for a customer at a lottery shop in Oschiri.

The call from Monopoli reached Alessio Pira, owner of the business on Via della Stazione: "I thought they were wishing me a happy birthday," he says, "but instead they told me that a scratch card I bought had led to a win."

Pira says he doesn't know who might have made a breakthrough thanks to a billionaire. And for now, even local radio can't determine whether the nouveau riche is an Oschiri resident or someone passing through.

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