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Biggest Jackpots Of All Time
Current Lottery Jackpots
Let’s start with the most important information: here we list the current jackpots for the most popular lotteries in Ireland. To see the full range of lotteries on offer from Lottoland we recommend that you check out our Lotteries Page.
Irish Lotto Current Jackpot: €3 million » Bet now
Millionaire Current Jackpot: €17 million
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EuroJackpot Current Jackpot: €22 million
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Europe's Record Jackpots & Biggest Lottery Winners
EuroMillions leads the table for the biggest jackpots in Europe. You can bet with our exclusive Millionaire lottery for just €2 to take advantage of the best value betting available on Europe’s biggest and most popular lottery draw, every Tuesday and Friday. That’s an incredible 25% saving on the cost of playing the EuroMillions lottery itself! The maximum EuroMillions jackpot of €190 has been paid out three times, with the lucky winners coming from Portugal, Spain and the UK. The Irish winner from February 2019 sits in sixth place on the table.
| EUROPE'S BIGGEST LOTTERY WINS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackpot | Date | Lottery | Country |
| €209 million | August 13th, 2019 |  |
Italy |
| €190 million | October 8th, 2019 |  |
UK |
| €190 million | October 6th, 2017 | |
Spain |
| €190 million | October 24th, 2014 | |
Portugal |
| €190 million | August 10th, 2012 | |
Adrian and Gillian Bayford from Haverhill, Suffolk, UK |
| €185 million | July 12th, 2011 | |
United Kingdom |
| €177.7 million | October 30th, 2010 | |
Italy |
| €175.4 million | February 19th, 2019 | |
Ireland |
| €169.8 million | November 13th, 2012 | |
France |
The World's Biggest Jackpots & Winners
Every year the Spanish Christmas Lottery ‘El Gordo’ reminds us that it has the biggest lottery jackpot prize fund in the world. However, this generous lottery spreads the wealth among dozens of lucky jackpot winners, so the actual individual prize received is not especially large. In fact, the biggest jackpot of all comes from the United States.
The world-record lottery jackpot was won by three people on January 13th, 2016. This Powerball jackpot rolled over to an incredible $1.586 billion USD before finally being claimed by the trio of fortunate players. Just behind comes MegaMillions with a top jackpot of $1.537 billion dollars which was won by an individual in South Carolina, making it the largest single jackpot win of all time. Unlike in Ireland where lottery winnings are tax-free, American lottery winners will have to pay tax and so do not claim the full amount of the prize. In our list we show the full jackpot amount, as well as the amount won per ticket.
| BIGGEST JACKPOTS & LOTTERY WINNINGS IN THE WORLD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackpot | Winnings per Ticket | Lottery | Date |
| $ 1,586 billion | $ 328 million* |  |
January 13th, 2016 |
| $ 1,537 billion | $ 878 million |  |
October 23rd, 2018 |
| $ 768 million | $ 477 million | |
March 27th, 2019 |
| $ 759 million | $ 481 million | |
August 23rd, 2017 |
| $ 688 million | $ 198 million** | |
October 27th, 2018 |
| $ 656 million | $ 158 million* | |
March 30th, 2012 |
| $ 648 million | $ 174 million** | |
December 17th, 2013 |
| $ 591 million | $ 371 million | |
May 18th, 2013 |
| $ 588 million | $ 192 million** | |
November 28th, 2012 |
| $ 564 million | $ 127 million* | |
February 11th, 2015 |
Comments
*Won by three players
**Won by two players
Our Methods
We accounted for the net jackpot, the sum an individual winner received after tax, or would have received. Lottery winnings are taxable in the U.S., in contrast to Germany and most European countries. For U.S. lotteries we therefore take taxes into account in order to have a fair comparison of actual winnings. Typically, lottery winnings in the U.S. are taxed at an average rate of 25-40%. We used a value of 38%. Note: It is common for U.S. lotteries to pay out lottery jackpots as annuity ("Annuity Option") over several years (e.g. winnings of Mega Millions will be paid out over 30 years).
Record jackpots won at Lottoland will be paid out without tax deductions.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_jackpot_records
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotto#Eurojackpot_in_Europa
http://www.megamillions.com/difference-between-cash-value-and-annuity
http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2012/03/30/how-much-tax-will-you-owe-on-540-million-jackpot/
