Eurojackpot lottery

Every day multiple lottery draws are organized all over Europe. Eurojackpot is definitely in 2024 one of the lotteries that can count on a lot of enthusiasm. The jackpot start at 16 million for a total of 120 million. During the draw on every Tuesday and Friday participants from 18 member countries are glued to their television and computer. They win the Jackpot when their ticket has five matching numbers and two correct bonus numbers.

The country with most ticketholders is Germany next to Spain.

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How to play Eurojackpot?

Eurojackpot is a European multinational lottery game in which participants have the chance to win huge cash prizes by correctly predicting a series of numbers in two different pools. First launched in 2012, the game offers an alternative to other popular European lotteries such as EuroMillions.

Buy Tickets: Players can buy Eurojackpot tickets online from authorized dealers in participating countries or through the official website. Participating countries vary, but are usually numerous European countries.

Number selection: Each Eurojackpot ticket consists of two sets of numbers. Players choose 5 main numbers from a pool of numbers from 1 to 50, and then choose two additional numbers, called “European numbers”, from a separate pool of numbers from 1 to 10.

What are the participating countries of the Eurojackpot?

The Eurojackpot is a transnational European lottery organized in several countries. Up to my last update in 2024, the participating countries are:

The succesful road of Eurojackpot

Some lotteries are already decades old, but Eurojackpot isn’t one of them. It was established as a competitor to EuroMillions in 2006. EuroMillions is popular among many European countries, including the United Kingdom, but it now has to share its place with Eurojackpot. Interestingly enough, it took a couple of years before the first Eurojackpot draw took place.

First countries needed to become a member. Eventually the lottery had six participating countries in 2011, which led to the first draw in March 2012. It became a success immediately, which led to more member countries. The addition of new countries is good news for Eurojackpot. It means that it now has a potential player reach of 270 million people, which is more than the 217 million of EuroMillions!

Eurojackpot draws in Europe 2024

Although Eurojackpot is only 6 years old, it’s already organized in 18 European countries. You can buy a ticket for this transnational lottery in the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Participants from all these countries watch the draw every Friday at 7:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, 10.00 A.M European Standard Time, 7.00 P.M. Greenwich Mean Time.

Great Jackpot

Many people have become a participant of Eurojackpot because of the huge amount of money money they can win. The minimum Jackpot is 10 million euros! It becomes more if there’s no hit. Once it even established a record of 90 million euros! There’s aways a chance you’ll be the lucky winner of the Jackpot. If this happens, you should claim your prize quickly. Winners usually have one year to claim their prize, but this can differ from country to country. Always read the terms and conditions of the Eurojackpot lottery in your country.

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Prize divisions and winning odds
Eurojackpot has twelve prize divisions in total. You win the most if you end up in the highest prize divisions, and smaller prizes in the lowest ones. Obviously the winning odds are very small in the first prize divisions. Your have a better chance of winning in the lower prize divisions, but the money is small. Remember the following scheme when you play in the Eurojackpot lottery:

Prize division Match What are the winning odds?
1st 5 regular numbers and 2 bonus balls 1:95,344,200
2nd 5 regular numbers and 1 bonus ball 1:5,959,013
3rd 5 regular numbers 1:3,405,150
4th 4 regular numbers and 2 bonus balls 1:423,752
5th 4 regular numbers and 1 bonus ball 1:26,485
6th 4 regular numbers 1:15,134
7th 3 regular numbers and 2 bonus balls 1:9,631
8th 3 regular numbers and 2 bonus balls 1:9,631
9th 3 regular numbers and 1 bonus ball 1:602
10th 3 regular numbers 1:344
11th 1 regular number and 2 bonus balls 1:128
12th 2 regular numbers and 1 bonus ball 1:42

How to claim your Eurojackpot winnings?

There are two ways to claim your winnings. The first option is an annual payment, which means that you get a sum of money every year. The second possibility is to receive the complete amount of money on your bank account. Some winners choose this option because they can immediately buy something very expensive, like a boat. With an annual payment you might have to wait for a while. With both options you should be aware of the tax system of your country. Not very European country uses the same taxes, so look into this. For example, in Spain you have to pay 20 percent tax over a prize worth at least 2500 euros.