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Eurojackpot Hits €120 Million Cap as Second-Tier Prize Swells

Because the top prize reached its legal ceiling, excess funds are being redirected into the second prize tier and are expected to produce an unusually large payout of about €20 million on Friday.

Overview

  • The Eurojackpot remained unclaimed on Tuesday, October 6, leaving the prize at its €120 million statutory cap and marking the twelfth consecutive draw without a top-tier winner.
  • When the jackpot hits the €120 million ceiling, surplus stake money flows into the second prize class, which officials and multiple outlets estimate will be roughly €20 million for the Friday, October 9 distribution.
  • Germany's Lotto 6aus49 produced the numbers 12, 25, 29, 37, 39, 42 with Superzahl 1 in the Wednesday, October 7 draw and had no top-prize winner, with 33 tickets winning €13,028.50 each in the highest filled class.
  • Both lotteries publish draw videos under official supervision and central checks—Eurojackpot draws take place in Helsinki under police oversight and results are verified by the control office in Münster—ensuring procedural transparency.
  • Players face long odds of about 1 in 139,838,160 for the top prizes, tickets cost €2 per Eurojackpot tipfield and €1.20 per Lotto 6aus49 tip, and coverage reiterates responsible-gambling resources including the BZgA hotline 0800 1 37 27 00.