Lotto 6 aus 49 Results | LotteryGuru (2024)

Lotto 6 aus 49

Lotto 6 aus 49 is Germany’s longest-running and most popular national lottery game,being one of several played across the country.

Entry costs €1.00, withdraws taking place twiceweekly on Wednesdays at 18:25 local time and on Saturdays at19:25.

To enter Lotto, choose six numbers between 1 and 49. Thereis also a “Super Ball” number that is always chosen at random, plus the “QuickTip” option to randomly generate the six main numbers.

Players can also enter the Spiel 77 and Super 6 games. Each Lotto ticket hasa random seven-digit number printed onto it, with the last digit correspondingto the randomly selected Super Ball number. For players entering Spiel 77 andSuper 6, the final digit becomes the Spiel 77 number, with the last six digitsbeing used for Super 6.

Entry to Spiel 77 is an extra €2.50, while Super 6 is anextra €1.25.

Jackpot

Lotto offers a minimum guaranteed jackpot of €1 million forits Wednesday draw, and €3 million for itsSaturday draw.

While there is no jackpot cap, there is a rollover cap of 13 draws. If theLotto jackpot is not won after the 13th draw, the prize rolls down to the nexttier.

The biggest Lotto jackpots in history are:

• €45.4 million on December 5, 2007.
• €37.7 million on October 7, 2006.
• €35 million on February 7, 2009.

Odds and Prizes

The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot are 1 in 139,868,160.

These are long odds when considering the relatively small jackpots on offerin comparison to other global lotteries.

Lotto players can win prizes at nine tiers, with the odds of winning a prizebeing 1 in 31.

Payout and Taxes

Lotto winnings are paid out as lump sums, with no annual payment option.

No taxes are levied on Lotto winnings in Germany, but those playing fromelsewhere should check local laws.

Who Can Play Lotto?

Lotto tickets are on sale from authorized lottery kiosks across Germany.Players must be at least 18 years of age to buy a ticket.

Players both in Germany and overseas can also enter online via the officialLotto website or through Lottery Agent websites.

History of Lotto

The first Lotto draw took place on October 9, 1955, making it one of theworld’s longest-running lottery games.

Until June 1986, players chose seven numbers from a total of 38, which wasthen updated to the six-from-49 format still in use today.