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Eurojackpot €120 Million Top Prize Won by Czech Ticket

The capped payout forced surplus funds into the second prize tier and left the lottery to restart at its €10 million minimum.

Overview

  • A single ticket in the Czech Republic won the Eurojackpot top prize on Tuesday, May 26, taking the statutory cap of €120 million.
  • Because the jackpot had reached its cap, the overflow boosted the second prize pool and produced five winners who each receive about €4,042,351.
  • Four of those second-tier winners are in Germany and one is in Norway, including a player in the Düsseldorf area who bought a nine-field WestLotto ticket for €18.75.
  • Eurojackpot draws are held in Helsinki and results are checked in Münster before regional lotteries publish quotas, and the game will restart at the €10 million minimum for the Friday, May 29 draw.
  • The Eurojackpot requires matching 5 main numbers plus 2 Euro numbers to win the top prize, has a €120 million cap and a starting jackpot of €10 million, and the Czech payout sets a new national record.