Ticket-holders in his coastal town of Roquetas de Mar won first prize, and a share of €640m (£470m), in the "El Gordo" (The Fat One) lottery.
Ngagne told one Spanish newspaper that he and his wife often did not have even €5 to last the day.
The 35-year-old and his wife were rescued when they made the journey by boat in 2007, and taken to the island of Tenerife. They now live in Roquetas de Mar, which is on Spain's south coast.
"There were 65 people on that boat," he told the La Voz de Almeria newspaper(in Spanish). "I want to give thanks to Spaniards and the Spanish government for rescuing me when I was in the sea."
Ngagne told reporters he had recently lost his job as a vegetable picker in greenhouses near the town of Almeria.
Source: bbc.com
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