A 35-year-old lottery player from the Mettmann district in North Rhine-Westphalia has won 120 million euros, the maximum possible Eurojackpot prize, in the draw held Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The ticket was bought through the online platform Lotto24 and confirmed by regional lottery operator Westlotto, matching Germany's existing record for the largest Eurojackpot payout.
A player from the Kreis Mettmann district, near Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, has won 120 million euros in the Eurojackpot lottery, matching the game's maximum possible jackpot. The winning ticket was confirmed following the draw held on Tuesday evening, October 13, 2026, in Helsinki.
The winning numbers were 11, 17, 20, 22 and 35, with the two Eurozahlen (Euro numbers) being 4 and 8, according to the draw results reported by regional outlet t-online and the news agency item carried by ad-hoc-news. The win was announced by Westlotto, the state lottery operator for North Rhine-Westphalia, which processes winnings for the region.
According to Lotto24 AG, the online platform through which the ticket was purchased, the winner is a 35-year-old customer from the Mettmann district. The company did not disclose whether the player had entered alone or as part of a syndicate.
Wir freuen uns sehr für unseren Kunden und sind stolz darauf, dass erneut ein großer Jackpot an einen Lotto24-Spieler gegangen ist (We are very happy for our customer and proud that a major jackpot has once again gone to a Lotto24 player).
— Dorian Freudenreich, board member, Lotto24 AG
Lotto24 described the payout as the largest sum ever mediated through its platform, according to the summary published by supertipp-online.
A Jackpot Cap That Has Been Hit Before
Eurojackpot has a maximum jackpot ceiling of 120 million euros. When the top prize reaches that cap without a winner in a given draw, any further accumulated funds roll down and are added to the second prize tier instead of increasing the jackpot further, according to the Stuttgarter Zeitung's report on the draw's mechanics.
The 120-million-euro cap has been won several times before. In Germany, previous full-jackpot wins went to players in Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein and Baden-Württemberg, while the most recent cap win before this one went to a player in Czechia in May 2026, per the Stuttgarter Zeitung.
Past winners of the 120-million-euro Eurojackpot cap
When
Where
November 2022
Berlin, Germany
June 2023
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
May 2025
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
September 2025
Berlin, Germany
May 2026
Czechia
October 13, 2026
Kreis Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Other Winners in the Same Draw
Besides the jackpot, seven second-tier winners who matched five numbers plus one Eurozahl each received roughly 2.98 million euros, with those winners located in several participating countries. Fifteen third-tier winners who matched the five main numbers each received about 121,581.70 euros, according to figures reported by t-online.
How Eurojackpot Works
Eurojackpot is a transnational lottery played across participating European countries, coordinated with draws held in Helsinki. Players choose five numbers from a pool of 50 and two additional Eurozahlen from a pool of 12. The odds of matching all seven numbers for the jackpot are about 1 in 140 million, per the reported odds for this draw.
What Remains Unknown
The winner's identity has not been made public, and it is not known whether the player intends to claim the prize as an individual or as part of a group, since Lotto24 did not disclose this detail. No further statement from the winner has been reported as of publication.
Questions
How much did the German Eurojackpot winner receive?
The winner from the Mettmann district in North Rhine-Westphalia received 120 million euros, the maximum possible jackpot in the Eurojackpot game.
Who won the 120-million-euro Eurojackpot?
Lotto24 AG identified the winner only as a 35-year-old customer from Kreis Mettmann who bought the ticket through its online platform; no further personal details have been released.
What were the winning numbers?
The winning numbers were 11, 17, 20, 22 and 35, with Eurozahlen 4 and 8, drawn on October 13, 2026.
Is 120 million euros the biggest Eurojackpot prize possible?
Yes. Eurojackpot has a built-in cap of 120 million euros; once reached, any additional funds roll down to the second prize tier instead of raising the jackpot further.
Has the Eurojackpot cap been won before?
Yes. Previous full 120-million-euro wins in Germany went to players in Berlin (November 2022 and September 2025), Schleswig-Holstein (June 2023) and Baden-Württemberg (May 2025), with the most recent prior cap win going to a player in Czechia in May 2026.
How the world is telling it
GermanGerman outlets framed the story primarily as a regional human-interest event for North Rhine-Westphalia, emphasizing that the win matched the national lottery record and highlighting Lotto24's statement that it was the largest sum ever paid out through its platform.
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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.
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