Euro jackpot

Map of the Eurojackpot countries

The euro jackpot

Eurojackpot is a numbers lottery that has been played since 2012 and is played jointly in 18 participating European countries.

Draw and jackpot

The numbers are drawn every Friday evening in Helsinki, Finland at 8 p.m. (German time). The drawing can only be followed live on Finnish TV; it is not broadcast directly in the other EU countries. From 9 p.m. (German time) the winning numbers and odds will be announced on the Internet every Friday evening. A jackpot of at least € 10 million is guaranteed for each drawing . If this is not won, the jackpot increases (from Friday drawing to Friday drawing) up to a limit of € 90 million. If the jackpot is still not cracked when the limit of € 90 million is reached, the additional amount will be transferred to prize class 2, i.e. H. every additional euro above the jackpot limit of € 90 million goes to prize class 2.

The probability of winning the Euro Jackpot of € 90 million in prize class 1 is 1:95 million players.

The probability of winning in prize class 2 is 1: 6 million players.

With game participant is meant the individual participation or a tip. A person (at least 18 years of age or of legal age ) can of course take part in a drawing several times or use system tickets to make several predictions for a Euro Jackpot drawing.

Use of game revenue

Half of the proceeds will be distributed to the lottery participants. The other half - minus the costs for the lottery companies - goes into the state treasury of the participating countries with the stipulation that it supports charitable projects. The stake is € 2.00 per tip. The German lottery companies also charge a processing fee for each ticket. For example, this is € 0.75 in North Rhine-Westphalia and € 0.60 for a ticket in Lower Saxony.

history

Introduction 2012

The very first Euro Jackpot draw took place on March 23, 2012. Denmark , Greenland , Faroe Islands , Germany , Estonia , Finland , the Netherlands and Slovenia took part in the first drawing . The sales start at the official lottery outlets was on March 17th, 2012.

Eurojackpot is currently (2020) played in Denmark , Germany , Estonia , Finland , Italy , Iceland , Croatia , Latvia , Lithuania , the Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Sweden , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , the Czech Republic and Hungary . The population of all participating countries is more than 300 million people.

First jackpot winners

The first jackpot in the amount of 19,536,863.80 euros was won by a syndicate from the Ruhr area ( North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ) in the drawing on May 11, 2012.

€ 90,000,000.00 jackpots

Jackpots in the amount of € 90,000,000.00 were won several times in one sum. On August 23, 2019, a Finnish syndicate from Siilinjärvi , consisting of 50 players , who had played a system ticket for € 500.00, won the maximum jackpot amount plus additional prizes from the lower prize categories, i.e. the record profit of € 91,938,695.00.

Five more € 90,000,000 prizes were shared. On January 6, 2017, five individual players from Berlin, Hesse, Lower Saxony, the Netherlands and Denmark each won one fifth of the 90,000,000 euros, as did five individual players from Hamburg, Hesse, Finland, Italy and Spain each one fifth on November 16, 2018 who won 90,000,000 euros. On July 6, 2018, two players from the federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Hesse each won half of the 90,000,000 euros and on May 10, 2019, two players from North Rhine-Westphalia and Poland. On November 22, 2019, three players from Bavaria, Hesse and Hungary each won a third of the 90,000,000 euros.

Rule changes

In the beginning there was a regulation for the compulsory distribution of the jackpot after the twelfth drawing, but this only came into effect once (on August 10, 2012 in the amount of € 27,545,857.50) and has been suspended since February 1, 2013. Since October 10, 2014, the Euro numbers have been played according to the formula 2 out of 10 instead of the previous 2 out of 8.

Highest single wins

The jackpot of 90,000,000 euros has been cracked six times by a single winner, most recently on May 1, 2020.

amount	distribution	country
€ 90,000,000	1st May 2020	Germany Germany
€ 90,000,000	Feb 7, 2020	Germany Germany
€ 90,000,000	23 Aug 2019	Finland Finland
€ 90,000,000	9 Feb 2018	Finland Finland
€ 90,000,000	Oct 14, 2016	Germany Germany
€ 90,000,000	May 15, 2015	Czech Republic Czech Republic

Prize tiers

In the Eurojackpot lottery there are 12 different prize categories to which the prize money is distributed. 50% of the stake is paid out as a winnings. To win in the lowest prize category, 2 correct numbers and 1 euro number are required. 5 correct and 2 correct euro numbers are required for the main prize.

A distribution of 10 million is guaranteed in the first prize class. If the game income is not sufficient for this, this distribution will be replenished from the booster fund . With each drawing, 12 percent of the total distribution, rounding residues and unclaimed winnings flow into this.

Eurojackpot prize categories
Prize class	Numbers	% Winnings
1	5 numbers + 2 euro numbers	36.00%
2	5 numbers + 1 euro number	8.50%
3	5 numbers + 0 Euro numbers	3.00%
4th	4 numbers + 2 euro numbers	1.00%
5	4 numbers + 1 euro number	0.90%
6th	4 numbers + 0 Euro numbers	0.70%
7th	3 numbers + 2 euro numbers	0.60%
8th	2 numbers + 2 euro numbers	3.10%
9	3 numbers + 1 euro number	3.00%
10	3 numbers + 0 Euro numbers	4.30%
11	1 number + 2 euro numbers	7.80%
12	2 numbers + 1 euro number	19.10%
Booster Fund		12.00%

Odds of winning

The winning class of a game results from the combination of the number of correct numbers in field A (from 50 numbers 5 are typed and 5 drawn) and field B (from 10 euro numbers, 2 are typed and 2 drawn).

Eurojackpot odds from October 10, 2014
Prize class	Correct in A + B	Chance of winning	in% (rounded)
1 (jackpot)	5 + 2	1: 95 344 200	00.00000105%
2	5 + 1	1: 5 959 013	00.00001678%
3	5	1: 3 405 150	00.00002937%
4th	4 + 2	1: 423 752	00.00023599%
5	4 + 1	1: 26 485	00.00377579%
6th	4th	1: 15 134	00.00660764%
7th	3 + 2	1: 9 631	00.01038343%
8th	2 + 2	1: 672	00.14882919%
9	3 + 1	1: 602	00.16613491%
10	3	1: 344	00.29073609%
11	1 + 2	1: 128	00.78135324%
12	2 + 1	1: 42	02.38126703%
Rivet	less than 3 correct numbers		96.21062949%

Before October 10, 2014 five out of 50 numbers, but two out of (only) eight so-called euro numbers, were typed. Before this change in the game formula, the chances of a main win were better (1: 59.325.280), but the probabilities of the prize categories without the correct euro number (3, 6, 10) were lower before the change, as it was more likely to add one or two Typing Euro numbers correctly. In particular, the chance of two correct euro numbers was better before. The probability of reaching any prize category was previously around 1:21, around a fifth higher than it was afterwards, at around 1:26.

Eurojackpot odds until October 3rd, 2014
Prize class	Correct in A + B	Chance of winning	in% (rounded)
1 (jackpot)	5 + 2	1: 59 325 280	00.000001686%
2	5 + 1	1: 4,943,773	00.000020227%
3	5	1: 3 955 019	00.000025284%
4th	4 + 2	1: 263 668	00.000379265%
5	4 + 1	1: 21,972	00.004551247%
6th	4th	1: 17 578	00.005688929%
7th	3 + 2	1: 5 992	00.016688919%
8th	3 + 1	1: 499	00.200400802%
9	2 + 2	1: 418	00.239234450%
10	3	1: 399	00.250626566%
11	1 + 2	1: 80	01.25%
12	2 + 1	1: 35	02.857142857%
Rivet	less than 3 correct numbers		95.175239768%

Probabilities

see also: Hypergeometric Distribution

The probability of such an event is also calculated

{\ displaystyle P (E) = {\ frac {\ text {Number of possible tips for the winning class (s)}} {\ text {Number of total possible tips}}}}

Number of possible tips in the respective prize class

B.		2	1	0	${\ displaystyle \ sum}$
A.		${\ displaystyle {\ binom {2} {2}} {\ binom {8} {0}}}$	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {2} {1}} {\ binom {8} {1}}}$	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {2} {0}} {\ binom {8} {2}}}$	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {10} {2}}}$
5	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {5} {5}} {\ binom {45} {0}}}$	${\ displaystyle 1}$	${\ displaystyle 16}$	${\ displaystyle 28}$	${\ displaystyle 45}$
4th	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {5} {4}} {\ binom {45} {1}}}$	${\ displaystyle 225}$	${\ displaystyle 3,600}$	${\ displaystyle 6,300}$	${\ displaystyle 10.125}$
3	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {5} {3}} {\ binom {45} {2}}}$	${\ displaystyle 9,900}$	${\ displaystyle 158.400}$	${\ displaystyle 277.200}$	${\ displaystyle 445.500}$
2	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {5} {2}} {\ binom {45} {3}}}$	${\ displaystyle 141,900}$	${\ displaystyle 2,270,400}$	${\ displaystyle 3,973,200}$	${\ displaystyle 6,385,500}$
1	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {5} {1}} {\ binom {45} {4}}}$	${\ displaystyle 744.975}$	${\ displaystyle 11,919,600}$	${\ displaystyle 20,859,300}$	${\ displaystyle 33,523,875}$
0	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {5} {0}} {\ binom {45} {5}}}$	${\ displaystyle 1,221,759}$	${\ displaystyle 19,548,144}$	${\ displaystyle 34.209.252}$	${\ displaystyle 54.979.155}$
${\ displaystyle \ sum}$	${\ displaystyle {\ binom {50} {5}}}$	${\ displaystyle 2,118,760}$	${\ displaystyle 33,900,160}$	${\ displaystyle 59.325.280}$	${\ displaystyle 95.344.200}$

Legend:

{\ displaystyle {\ binom {n} {k}}}

= Binomial coefficient or combination

Column A = matches in the drawing 5 out of 50

Row B = matches in drawing 2 out of 10

{\ displaystyle \ sum}

= Rows or column total

green = prize class red = no prize class (rivet)

Matches in A + Matches in B is calculated from A * B

example

Probability for the winning class (3 + 1)

(1 tip)

{\ displaystyle P (E) = {\ frac {{\ binom {5} {3}} {\ binom {45} {2}} {\ binom {2} {1}} {\ binom {8} {1 }}} {{\ binom {50} {5}} {\ binom {10} {2}}}} = {\ frac {158 \, 400} {95 \, 344 \, 200}} \ approx {\ frac {1} {602}} = 0 {,} 00166 = 0 {,} 166 \, \%}

(10 different tips)

{\ displaystyle Pn (E) = 1- (1-P (E)) ^ {n}}

{\ displaystyle P10 (E) = 1- \ left ({\ frac {602-1} {602}} \ right) ^ {10} = 0 {,} 0165 = 1 {,} 65 \, \%}

Annotation:

The formula given here and the values used is an approximation that provides a sufficiently accurate result in the event that the number of tips is much smaller than the number of possible combinations.

(Comparison: approximation = 0.0164877, exact result = 0.0164898)

(600 different tips)

{\ displaystyle P600 (E) = 1- \ left ({\ frac {602-1} {602}} \ right) ^ {600} = 0 {,} 6312 = 63 {,} 12 \, \%}

additional

Sum of the profitable tips:

{\ displaystyle 3 \, 612 \, 945 \ leftarrow {\ frac {3 \, 612 \, 945} {95 \, 344 \, 200}} \ approx {\ frac {1} {26}} = 0 {, } 0379 = 3 {,} 79 \, \%}

Sum of the non-profitable tips:

{\ displaystyle 91 \, 731 \, 255 \ leftarrow {\ frac {91 \, 731 \, 255} {95 \, 344 \, 200}} \ approx {\ frac {25} {26}} = 0 {, } 9621 = 96 {,} 21 \, \%}

the probability that a certain number will be drawn:

(5 out of 50):

{\ displaystyle {\ frac {5} {50}} = {\ frac {1} {10}} = 10 \, \%}

(2 out of 10):

{\ displaystyle {\ frac {2} {10}} = {\ frac {1} {5}} = 20 \, \%}

Strategic game

Previous and subsequent drawings have no influence on the probability of a current drawing. Every bet has the same chance of winning in every drawing (1: 95,344,200). It is therefore irrelevant from a mathematical point of view whether you always play the same or different number combinations. The winning numbers of the previous draws also have the same chances of winning as any other tip. It also doesn't matter how many times a number was drawn in the past; every number has the same probability before the drawing.

However, there are numbers and number combinations that, on average, are played more often than others. Although this does not change their probability, it has an impact on the expected value of a tip, which always represents a loss in relation to the stake in the lottery. Numbers and number combinations that are played very often can expect a lower profit than those that are played less often. This is because the amount of money from a prize tier is divided among the winners. This uneven distribution of the numbers typed is due to the fact that many people play birthdays, patterns or lucky numbers or numbers that were not drawn as often in the past.

In theory it would be possible to “buy” a jackpot by tapping on all possible combinations. Such a tip would currently cost 190,688,400 euros. With the current average number of participants across the prize categories, which you fully serve with a complete tip, you would get back a little less than half of the stake, since 50% of the stakes flow into the payout: with current usage around 90,000,000 euros. If the jackpot would now be higher than 101,000,000 euros, it is possible with the risk of a split jackpot to buy it below its actual value. In order not to let this incentive arise, the jackpot is currently limited to 90,000,000 euros.

Addictive

Due to the higher jackpots, experts warn that this lottery could be more addictive than the conventional lottery in Germany ( 6 out of 49 ).

Eurojackpot.de warns on its website: For most people, participating in lotteries is a harmless leisure activity that they have easily integrated into their everyday life. However, gambling can also be addicting.

Imitations and Internet participation

Bookmakers on the Internet offer bets on the winning numbers in the Eurojackpot. Often this only results from the small print (e.g. the company is registered in a tax haven ) or the lack of it. Attempts are made to give the impression that you are participating in the official lottery. According to German law, such offers are not permitted and participation in them is at least legally in a gray area. Whether a bookmaker is able to pay out a possible 90 million profit seems questionable. Internet participation in the correct lottery is only possible in Germany through commercial game agents approved in Germany and the state lottery companies themselves. A list of the commercial game brokers approved in Germany can be found on the website of the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport.

Web links

Official Eurojackpot website of the West German Lottery

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.merkur.de/welt/eurojackpot-am-09-02-2018-hier-finden-sie-heute-abend-aktuellen-gewinnzahlen-9358866.html
↑ Why are there 90 million euros again in the Euro Jackpot on Friday? Augsburger Allgemeine, October 13, 2016, accessed on February 2, 2018 .
↑ Eurojackpot stake - LOTTO Lower Saxony. Retrieved March 22, 2017 .
↑ This is how the new Euro Lotto works: - WORLD. Retrieved March 22, 2017 .
↑ Tap together, play together: Europe's largest lottery continues to grow. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
↑ http://www.bild.de/news/inland/euro-lotto/lotto-jackpot-24211024.bild.html
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↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Eurojackpot winning numbers from Friday, February 9, 2018 . In: Augsburger Allgemeine . ( augsburger-allgemeine.de [accessed on July 8, 2018]).
↑ 90 million! Mystery of winner solved after four weeks - but he only has one request. March 10, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
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↑ RP ONLINE: What a start into 2017: Five winners share the Euro jackpot of 90 million euros. Retrieved July 8, 2018 .
↑ https://www.t-online.de/panorama/id_84792172/eurojackpot-fuenf-gewinner-teile-sich-90-millionen-die-gewinnzahlen.html
↑ FOCUS Online: Mega jackpot cracked! Two Germans clear 45 million euros each . In: FOCUS Online . ( focus.de [accessed on July 8, 2018]).
↑ https://www.zeit.de/news/2019-05/12/riesen-eurojackpot- geht-nach-deutschland-und-polen- 190511-99-173809
↑ Prize class 2 (RP-Online on August 14, 2012: Winner from NRW does not have to share )
↑ “Eurojackpot”: For the time being, last term-related compulsory payout | ISA-GUIDE. In: www.isa-guide.de. Retrieved October 17, 2016 .
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↑ ^a ^b Eurojackpot - new rules from October 10, 2014
↑ ^a ^b Official Conditions of Participation Eurojackpot. (PDF, 426 kB) State Lottery Administration in Bavaria, November 2017, accessed on February 2, 2018 .
↑ Eurojackpot conditions of participation - LOTTO Lower Saxony. Item 20 Determination of profits, distribution of profits, probability of profit. April 6, 2017, accessed on November 15, 2017 ( direct link to PDF ).
↑ https://www.westlotto.de/de/lottoportal/service_1/hilfe_faq/hilfe_faq_1.jsp
↑ Article “New Euro Jackpot Lottery Threat for Addicts” on www.welt.de, January 8, 2012
↑ Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport: Gambling (PDF documents linked there on the right under Permitted commercial gaming agents ) (accessed on August 16, 2019)

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[:0-20] Eurojackpot - new rules from October 10, 2014

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