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€120 million Eurojackpot won in North Rhine-Westphalia, Westlotto confirms
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In brief
A player or betting syndicate in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, matched all seven numbers in the October 13, 2026 Eurojackpot draw to win the lottery's maximum prize of €120 million. German lottery operator Westlotto announced the win after the drawing in Helsinki; the ticket holder's identity has not been disclosed.
Westlotto, the state lottery operator for North Rhine-Westphalia, announced on the evening of October 13, 2026 that a ticket sold in the state had matched all the numbers needed to win the Eurojackpot's capped maximum prize of €120 million. The announcement followed the drawing, which is held in Helsinki, Finland.
The winning numbers were 11, 17, 20, 22 and 35, plus the two Euro numbers 4 and 8, according to Westlotto's announcement.
Who won is not yet known
Westlotto said only that "a lottery player or a betting syndicate" had picked the correct numbers, without specifying whether the prize will go to one individual or be split among members of a pool. The identity, hometown and claim status of the winner had not been disclosed at the time of the announcement.
How the jackpot got to €120 million
The top prize had rolled over for several weeks after a series of draws produced no winner in the top tier, allowing the pot to build up to Eurojackpot's maximum cap of €120 million. A press release from German lottery platform Lotto.de on the draw held four days earlier, on October 9, confirmed that drawing produced no jackpot winner either; the second prize tier was split by two players, one in the German state of Hesse and one in Finland, each receiving roughly €11.56 million. That rollover carried the €120 million jackpot into the October 13 drawing, which NRW's winner then claimed.
Under Eurojackpot rules, once the jackpot reaches its maximum of €120 million, any further rollovers would normally be redistributed to the next prize tier rather than allowed to grow larger, according to the lottery's rules as summarized in background reporting.
Fifth time Germany has hit the cap
According to German news reports, this is the fifth time a German ticket holder has won Eurojackpot's full €120 million cap since the prize ceiling was introduced. Previous German winners of the maximum jackpot were recorded in Berlin in November 2022, in Schleswig-Holstein in June 2023, in Baden-Württemberg in May 2025 and in Berlin again in September 2025.
| Date | State/Region |
|---|---|
| November 2022 | Berlin |
| June 2023 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| May 2025 | Baden-Württemberg |
| September 2025 | Berlin |
| October 2026 | North Rhine-Westphalia |
About Eurojackpot
Eurojackpot is a transnational lottery launched in March 2012 in which players pick five numbers from 1 to 50 and two additional numbers from 1 to 12. Draws are held twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in Helsinki. Twenty European countries take part, according to Wikipedia, including Germany, Finland, Denmark and Spain. The jackpot starts at €10 million and rolls over after each draw without a top-tier winner until it is won or reaches the €120 million cap, first reached in July 2022.
Odds of matching all seven numbers for the jackpot are approximately 1 in 140 million.
Questions
- How much was the Eurojackpot prize won in North Rhine-Westphalia?
- €120 million, the maximum cap for the Eurojackpot lottery, in the draw held on October 13, 2026.
- Who won the €120 million Eurojackpot?
- Westlotto said only that a lottery player or a betting syndicate in North Rhine-Westphalia matched the winning numbers; the winner's identity had not been disclosed as of the announcement.
- What were the winning numbers?
- 11, 17, 20, 22 and 35, plus Euro numbers 4 and 8, according to Westlotto.
- Has Germany won the Eurojackpot's full €120 million before?
- Yes. According to German media reports, this is the fifth time, after wins in Berlin (2022 and 2025), Schleswig-Holstein (2023) and Baden-Württemberg (2025).
- What is the maximum Eurojackpot prize?
- €120 million, a cap first reached in July 2022; once the jackpot hits this ceiling, further rollovers are redistributed to lower prize tiers rather than increasing the top prize further.
How the world is telling it
- GermanGerman outlets (Rhein-Zeitung, news.de, t-online.de, Lotto.de) framed the story around Westlotto's announcement, emphasizing the historic nature of the win as Germany's fifth time hitting the €120 million cap, while noting the winner's identity remains unknown and recalling prior NRW-adjacent and other state wins as context.
Sources
- Rhein-Zeitung — Eurojackpot: 120 Millionen Euro gehen nach NRW
- news.de — Eilmeldung: Eurojackpot geknackt: 120 Millionen Euro gehen nach NRW
- t-online.de — Eurojackpot: 120 Millionen Euro gehen nach NRW
- Lotto.de — Pressemeldung Eurojackpot, 12.10.2026
- web.de — Eurojackpot Dienstag: Die aktuellen Gewinnzahlen vom 13. Oktober 2026
- Wikipedia — Eurojackpot
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