An Italian from the small town of Bagnone, in Tuscany, has won Europe's biggest ever lottery jackpot of more than €147m.
It was the first time anyone had picked the six-number combination of the state-run SuperEnalotto lottery since 31 January.
The rising jackpot had sparked a betting frenzy across Italy and even lured tourists from neighbouring countries to play.
Italian state news agency Ansa reported the winner, whose name was not disclosed, had spent just €2 on the ticket.
The SuperEnalotto has provided a welcome windfall to the hard-pressed Italian Treasury, which has seen lottery money go some way to compensate for a slump in tax revenues as Italy grapples with its worst post-war recession.
The Treasury will keep about half of more than €2bn of bets laid since the last jackpot in January.
The rest is paid out in winnings and divided between ticket vendors and lottery organiser Sisal SpA.
