The Eurojackpot on Tuesday evening is about a pot filled with 118 million euros – this makes a lottery record win for Germany possible. In July, a jackpot with a maximum value of 120 million euros was hit, and the prize went to Denmark.
The high sum of the jackpot builds up when no player crosses the drawn numbers 5 out of 50 and the Euronumbers (additional numbers) 2 out of 12 correctly. The undistributed money from the first prize category then goes into the jackpot for the next draw. The draw is in Helsinki, and the lottery is coordinated by Westlotto in Münster. The probability of winning the Eurojackpot is 1 in 140 million.
The 18 participating countries had changed the rules for the tenth anniversary of the European lottery at the end of March 2022. On the one hand, in addition to Friday, a second drawing day was introduced on Tuesday, on the other hand, the upper limit was raised from 90 to 120 million euros.
In May, a syndicate from North Rhine-Westphalia cleared 110 million euros and thus set a record profit for Germany. Until the rule change in spring, the top prizes of 90 million euros in Germany were held by tipsters from Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia (2).
