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2022’s lucky number is 449. That’s how many participants and guests won top prizes this year, each of which represents no less than a six-digit amount. 42 of the winners were thrilled to even win a prize worth a million euros or more.
The absolute top prize of the year was won by a man from Linz who single-handedly hit the seven-fold jackpot in April and received over 9.8 million euros. This was the second highest prize in Lotto history.
At least one millionaire in each Austrian state
Speaking of Linz and Upper Austria in general, this region just had the lottery year to beat them all: as many as twelve of a total of 42 “six correct picks” winners (almost 29 percent) were won in Upper Austria, even though its share of the country’s population is only about 17 percent. Linz in particular proved to be a stronghold of “six correct picks” winners. With no less than four main prizes (the record win mentioned above as well as the second-highest win of the year), Linz became the most successful municipal district in Austria.
After Upper Austria, Lower Austria came in second place with ten wins, followed by Styria with five, Vienna and Vorarlberg with four each, Tyrol, Salzburg and Carinthia with two each and Burgenland with one.
42 is not only the number of “six correct picks” wins, but also the number of gaming millionaires. Out of 42 million-euro prizes, 36 were won by picking six correct numbers in the Lotto, two by picking 5 plus 1 correct numbers in EuroMillions, three in EuroMillions’ “Shower of Millionaires” campaign and one in the Class Lottery.
Upper Austria is at the top of the millionaire ranking with 13 million-euro prizes as well, followed by Lower Austria with seven and Vienna and Styria with six each. There are three new millionaires in Salzburg and Vorarlberg, two in Carinthia and one each in Tyrol and Burgenland.
The top numbers were in the thirties and forties
The most frequently drawn Lotto numbers in 2022 were 37 and 32, which were drawn 26 times and 23 times respectively over the course of 114 rounds. These two numbers are also among one of the two areas most often seen among the “six correct picks”: each number in the thirties and each number in the forties was drawn an average of 16.5 times. Bringing up the rear were single-digit numbers, with an average draw frequency of a mere 12.8 times. The number 9, which was drawn only eight times, was at the very bottom of the list.
“Fort Knox” jackpot won ten times
The “Fort Knox” jackpot (Austria’s highest-paying slot machine) was won a total of ten times in five of Casinos Austria’s twelve casinos in 2022. Amounts between 202,000 and 283,000 euros were paid out four times in Velden, three times in Bregenz and one time each in Baden, Kleinwalsertal and Linz.
October was the luckiest month
If we analyse the individual months with regard to luck, then October surely was Lady Luck’s favourite, with a total of 41 top-level prizes. (This is even without taking into account the “Austria Super Bonus” round, also in October, in which 50 prizes of 100,000 euros each were drawn in a single go.)
Overall winner statistics
449 top prizes were won in 2022: 172 in EuroMillions, 108 in Lotto draws (42 times six correct picks, 25 times five correct picks + bonus number, 41 “six correct picks” LottoPlus wins), 106 in Joker, 19 in the Class Lottery, 6 in scratch-off tickets, 5 in Lucky Day, 3 in Bingo, 3 in break-open tickets, 2 in Toto, 2 in Electronic Lotteries on win2day, 13 in bonus promotion campaigns and 10 on the “Fort Knox” slot machines in the casinos.
Out of these 449 top prizes, 42 were in the million-euro range: 36 “six correct picks” Lotto wins, 3 in bonus promotion campaigns, 2 in EuroMillions thanks to “5 plus 1 correct picks” and 1 in the Class Lottery.
71 top prizes were won in Vienna
- 32 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 12 in Joker
- 7 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including 4 “six correct picks” wins, all of which were in the million-euro range)
- 8 in LottoPlus
- 8 in the Class Lottery (of which 1 was in the million-euro range);
- 1 in Toto
- 1 in Lucky Day
- 1 in scratch-off tickets
- 1 in a EuroMillions bonus promotion campaign (in the million-euro range).
- The highest prize was € 3.3 million and was won in the bonus draw on January 14 with a solo winner picking six correct numbers after a triple jackpot.
77 top prizes were won in Lower Austria
- 29 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 14 in Joker
- 18 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including 10 “six correct picks” wins, of which 7 were in the million-euro range)
- 10 in LottoPlus
- 1 in scratch-off tickets
- 2 in the Class Lottery
- 2 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- 1 on a “Fort Knox” slot machine in a casino
- The top prize was € 5.2 million and was won as one of two “six correct picks” wins after a seven-fold jackpot on December 18.
16 top prizes were won in Burgenland
- 4 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including one “six correct picks” win in the million-euro range)
- 4 in Joker
- 2 in LottoPlus
- 3 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 1 in the Class Lottery
- 1 in scratch-off tickets
- 1 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- The top prize was € 5.2 million and was won as one of two “six correct picks” wins after a seven-fold jackpot on December 18.
65 top prizes were won in Upper Austria
- 17 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 21 in Joker
- 15 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including 12 “six correct picks” wins, of which 11 were in the million-euro range)
- 3 in LottoPlus
- 1 in Bingo
- 1 in break-open tickets
- 1 in scratch-off tickets
- 1 in the Class Lottery
- 2 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- 2 in a EuroMillions bonus promotion campaign (both in the million-euro range).
- 1 on a “Fort Knox” slot machine in a casino
- The highest win was € 9.8 million and was won on April 27 with a solo winner picking six correct numbers after a seven-fold jackpot; it was the highest lottery win in all of 2022.
21 top prizes were won in Salzburg
- 11 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 4 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including 3 “six correct picks” wins, all of which were in the million-euro range)
- 2 in LottoPlus
- 1 in Joker
- 1 in Lucky Day
- 2 in the Class Lottery
- The highest prize was € 5.5 million and was won in the bonus draw on October 14 with a solo winner picking six correct numbers after a triple jackpot.
33 top prizes were won in Tyrol
- 14 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 12 in Joker
- 3 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including one “six correct picks” win in the million-euro range)
- 2 in the Class Lottery
- 1 in scratch-off tickets
- 1 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- The top prize was € 4.0 million and was won by a solo winner with six correct picks after a quadruple jackpot on September 25.
33 top prizes were won in Vorarlberg
- 13 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 9 in Joker
- 5 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including 4 “six correct picks” wins, of which 3 were in the million-euro range)
- 1 in LottoPlus
- 1 in the Class Lottery
- 4 on a “Fort Knox” slot machine in a casino
- The highest prize was € 3.5 million and was won on May 11 with a solo winner picking six correct numbers after a triple jackpot.
50 top prizes were won in Styria
- 18 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria Bonus, 2 of which were in the million-euro range)
- 10 in Joker
- 6 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including 5 “six correct picks” wins, of which 4 were in the million-euro range)
- 6 in LottoPlus
- 2 in Lucky Day
- 1 in Toto
- 1 in Bingo
- 2 in break-open tickets
- 1 in scratch-off tickets
- 1 in the Class Lottery
- 2 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- The top prize was € 4.4 million and was won by a solo winner with six correct picks after a quadruple jackpot on September 7.
35 top prizes were won in Carinthia
- 11 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 10 in Joker
- 3 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (including two “six correct picks” wins in the million-euro range)
- 4 in LottoPlus
- 1 in Bingo
- 1 in the Class Lottery
- 1 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- 4 on a “Fort Knox” slot machine in a casino
- The highest prize was € 3.3 million and was won in the bonus draw on October 26 with a solo winner picking six correct numbers after a triple jackpot.
54 top prizes were won on win2day and the Lotteries app
- Out of these, the 6 “six correct picks” wins took place in Lower Austria (3), Upper Austria (2) and Styria (1).
- 24 in EuroMillions (incl. Austria bonus draw)
- 13 in Joker
- 2 in “6 out of 45” Lotto (five correct picks with bonus number)
- 5 in LottoPlus
- 1 in Lucky Day
- 2 on win2day (slot jackpot)
- 1 in a Lotto bonus promotion campaign
- The highest prize was € 3.1 million and was won on May 29 with a solo winner picking six correct numbers after a triple jackpot (allocated to Lower Austria).