Record Lotto Wins Across Germany Mark End of 2024
A player in Baden-Württemberg secures the year's highest lottery jackpot of €26.4 million, while other significant wins are reported in Hessen and Sachsen.
- A Baden-Württemberg resident won €26.4 million in the '6aus49' lottery, the largest jackpot in the region this year.
- In Hessen, a player won €1.001 million in the same lottery, and another secured a top-tier Glücksspirale prize offering a choice of €420,000 or €2,000 monthly for 20 years.
- The Vogtlandkreis in Sachsen saw an unusual concentration of lottery millionaires in 2024, with three major winners in the relatively small district.
- Leipzig emerged as another hotspot for lottery success, producing four millionaires this year, including two from December's Nikolaus-Sonderauslosung.
- In total, Sachsen recorded 12 lottery millionaires in 2024, double the previous year's figure, alongside over 60 large prizes exceeding €50,000.