Winner balance: On average, a millionaire every two weeks

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WestLotto turned 35 tipsters into millionaires and multimillionaires in the past year. This also includes the meanwhile second North Rhine-Westphalia, which pocketed 90 million euros at Eurojackpot. A total of 204 prizes in the six- to eight-figure range were paid out. The Spiel 77 balance sheet is also remarkable: Eight millionaires crossed one another in this additional lottery to the million.

NRW record

January 15, 2021 will remain unforgettable for anyone from East Westphalia. For the second time after February 2020, a 90 million euro win went to North Rhine-Westphalia at Eurojackpot. This makes WestLotto the first German lottery company that was allowed to pay out the maximum possible lottery winnings to a game participant twice.

Millions in profits

Last year there was an average of one millionaire in North Rhine-Westphalia every two weeks. While there were 31 new millionaires in 2020, the number of millionaires won at WestLotto rose to 35 in 2021. They are spread across almost all regions of the country.

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Lots of big wins at game 77

After there was a new millionaire at Spiel 77 in 2020, the tipsters in North Rhine-Westphalia were much more successful in this additional lottery in 2021. The yes-cross for participation rewarded eight players with an amount worth millions. There are also five high winnings in the six-figure range.

Third edition of the millionaire cracker

After 2019 and 2020, WestLotto also organized the MillionKracher lottery ticket number in 2021. At 1: 250,000, it offers the highest chance of winning one million euros that WestLotto has. From the limited edition of one million tickets, four main winners were drawn on New Year’s Eve. You took part in the regions of Coesfeld, Essen, Leverkusen and Paderborn and started the new year straight away as fresh millionaires.

Millionaires 2021 by products

The distribution of WestLotto millionaires:

  • LOTTO 6aus49: 18
  • Game 77: 8
  • MillionKracher: 4
  • Eurojackpot: 3
  • KENO: 2

Eurojackpot with the most high winnings

During the past twelve months, WestLotto not only welcomed 35 new millionaires, but also congratulated 169 tipsters who had made amounts between 100,000 and 999,999 euros.

On average, a player in North Rhine-Westphalia was happy about an amount of this magnitude every other day.

Most of the top winners for NRW were produced by the European lottery Eurojackpot. Here 53 tipsters could look forward to six- to eight-figure winnings. In the additional lottery SUPER 6, there were 52 WestLotto customers, each of whom was paid 100,000 euros. With LOTTO 6aus49, 45 gaming orders generated huge winnings. The daily KENO lottery also contributed two millionaires and four other high winners in 2021.

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The expanded statistics show that playing with other lotteries is also worthwhile: The GlücksSpirale won 20, and Spiel 77 an additional 13 big wins. There are also three six-figure amounts for the TOTO 13 result bet. The instant lotteries with their scratch cards were also very popular again in 2021. There were eight high prizes in the six-figure range.

Regional focus

As far as the geographical distribution of the high winnings in North Rhine-Westphalia is concerned, the Ruhr area remains the undisputed number 1, as in previous years. A total of 49 players were delighted with at least a six-figure win. The Lower Rhine also made it onto the winners’ podium with 31 and the core area of ​​the Rhineland from Düsseldorf to Bonn with 27 high winnings. In Westphalia, the Münsterland was particularly successful. Here alone, 24 game participants were delighted with amounts of 100,000 euros or more.

In the annual balance at the district level and the independent cities, the areas of Düsseldorf and Essen landed in first place with eleven high prizes each. The Duisburg area and the Kleve district follow in second place (nine top winners each). The district of Mettmann achieved third place with eight big wins.

Winnings paid out

The total amount of winnings that WestLotto was able to distribute to its gaming participants across all products and prize categories in 2021 is particularly impressive: while around 838 million euros in 2020 went to around 55 million winners, the value for 2021 is also 838 million euros for the 50.7 million winners were paid out. This means that on average every citizen in North Rhine-Westphalia made a profit at WestLotto around three times a year.

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Eurojackpot: looking forward to 2022

The Eurojackpot lottery will be celebrating an anniversary in 2022: the tenth birthday will be celebrated. On March 23, 2012, the first drawing took place in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Slovenia and the Netherlands were there at the start. Over the years Spain, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland have been added: 18 countries with a total of 33 state lottery companies are now taking part in Eurojackpot.

At the same time as the anniversary, there will also be a product change: In future, Eurojackpot winnings of up to 120 million euros will be possible. In addition, the number of drawings will be increased to twice a week. In addition to the Friday draw, players will in future also have the chance to fulfill a life-changing dream on Tuesdays. The first drawing with the new rules of the game will take place on Friday, March 25th.

The world of happiness is also near in 2022

The way to a lottery office is usually not far. There are currently around 3,150 WestLotto sales outlets in North Rhine-Westphalia. And of course the game has become a matter of course in the digital world. At www.westlotto.de or via the app, those interested in games can find the chance of a million-dollar fortune. Also in the new year 2022.

Participation from 18 years of age. Gambling can be addicting! Help and advice at BZgA: 0800 1372700 (free of charge). www.check-dein-spiel.de.


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