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Eurojackpot Swells to €85 Million Ahead of Friday Draw as Retiree Claims €5.28 Million Spiel 77 Prize

Driven by twice-weekly rollovers, the Eurojackpot has climbed toward its €120 million cap.

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Ein Senior aus Oberbayern hat im Lotto gewonnen  (Symbolbild)
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Overview

  • Consecutive rollovers have lifted the upcoming Eurojackpot to €85 million for the Friday draw.
  • Lottery rules guarantee a minimum pot of €10 million and cap the top prize at €120 million, with any excess funding lower prize tiers.
  • An Upper Bavaria retiree has claimed his €5.28 million win in the Spiel 77 add-on, emerging as the sole Klasse 1 winner nationwide on July 9.
  • A €3.2 million Eurojackpot prize from the May 16 draw remains unclaimed in Unterfranken and can be collected until May 2028.
  • The odds of securing the top prize are 1 in 139.8 million for Eurojackpot and 1 in 10 million for Spiel 77, underscoring the rarity of such wins.