Europe - EuroJackpot Lottery Information

Europe’s sensational EuroJackpot lotto is supported by lottery organisations in seventeen different European countries. The lottery boasts attractive winning odds as well as an impressive 12 prize categories!

History of the EuroJackpot Lotto

The EuroJackpot was created in November 2011, when several European national lottery officials met in Amsterdam at a summit regarding the creation of a new European lottery. The lotto representatives agreed on a play format similar to the well-known EuroMillions lottery, and decided to hold a draw every Friday in Helsinki, Finland. After months of negotiations and preparations, the inaugural EuroJackpot draw took place on 23rd March 2012. EuroJackpot awarded a record-breaking prize of €61.2 million, over half its jackpot cap, in September 2014 in an unforgettable Euro lottery draw. In May 2015 EuroJackpot broke all its own records and caused a huge buying frenzy when it kept rolling over to reach the self-imposed cap. In the end EuroJackpot awarded a top prize worth €90 million to a player from the Czech Republic.

Since that time, the lottery has reached its €90 million jackpot cap a number of times  In October 2016, a single player from Germany won the entire jackpot. In January 2017, the maximum €90 million prize was split between five winning tickets - each received a prize of €18 million. In February 2018, the top €90 million jackpot prize was claimed by a single player in Finland. Just a short time later, EuroJackpot again reached its cap and rolled over for a record six draws until 6 July 2018, when it was won at last. The top prize was split between two lucky German players who each claimed a €45 million prize. The next time the jackpot cap was reached was in November 2018, when the €90 million jackpot was shared by 5 winners. And then in May 2019, two players (one from Germany and one from Poland) split the €90 million jackpot.

EuroJackpot Lottery Rules

To enter to win the EuroJackpot exciting first place prize, players select five numbers from a guess range of 1-50 as well as two additional numbers from a separate guess range of 1-10. The additional numbers allow lottery players to win supplementary prizes, and are essential to complete the jackpot winning number selection. Euro lottery EuroJackpot players can choose to enter the lottery with standard entries, systematic forms, multi-draws and subscriptions.

If you like EuroJackpot, you may wish to play EuroMillions lotto as well.

Winning the EuroJackpot Lottery

There are 12 prize categories, and to win the EuroJackpot lottery’s first prize, players must correctly guess 5 regular numbers and both additional numbers.

The EuroJackpot’s main prize starts at €10 million and keeps rolling over until hitting its jackpot cap of €90 million. Twelve prize divisions and favourable winning odds allow EuroJackpot to compete with the world's biggest lotteries.

The odds for winning a Euro lottery EuroJackpot prize start at an impressive 1:42, and the chances of winning the jackpot are reasonable compared to similar lotteries.

EuroJackpot Lottery Anecdotes

And Now There Are 17 - Back in February 2013, the existing EuroJackpot countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain), welcomed six newcomers. Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden joined the young European lotto to make a total of fourteen participating countries. And in October 2014 an extra two new countries - Czech Republic and Hungary - were added! Finally, in October 2015, Slovakia joined the list, giving this exciting lottery a total of 17 participating countries. More countries mean bigger prize pools for EuroJackpot players!