Overview
- A ticket submitted in central Thuringia matched the six numbers and the Superzahl in the Lotto 6aus49 draw on Saturday, 15 August, delivering the €50 million statutory top prize.
- The winning numbers were 7, 13, 24, 26, 32 and 45 with Superzahl 5 and the ticket was bought at a sales outlet in the Raum Mittelthüringen.
- Thüringer Staatslotterie CEO Jochen Staschewski said a registered player contacted the lottery, appeared composed and received advice on discretion and financial planning.
- Because the game’s legal jackpot cap is €50 million and surplus stakes had built to more than €121 million during a roughly 40-draw no-winner run, the next Lotto 6aus49 jackpot will start immediately at the €50 million cap.
- Coverage notes the very low odds of winning (about 1 in 140 million), that lottery winnings are tax-free but investment gains may be taxed, and that the lottery offers counselling while public health agencies provide help for gambling problems.