A single ticket beat the previous national record, set in 2017, while the next EuroJackpot draw offers an even larger prize. A single ticket has claimed nearly 45 million złoty (€10.3 million) in Poland’s national Lotto draw, setting a record for the largest individual win in the game’s 69-year history. The winning ticket matched all six lucky numbers drawn on Saturday – 3, 6, 9, 22, 40 and 48 – to claim exactly 44,794,855 złoty (€10.26 million). Neither the winner’s identity nor the place where the ticket was purchased has been disclosed. Another 107 tickets came within one number of the jackpot, earning 8,874 złoty (€2,033) each. Previous record stood for nine years The previous record was set in March 2017, when a ticket purchased in Skrzyszów, southern Poland, won 36,726,210.20 złoty (€8.41 million). Run by state-owned Totalizator Sportowy, Lotto is Poland’s oldest numbers game, dating back to 1957, and has remained popular among Poles for generations. Players select six numbers from a pool of 49. The minimum jackpot is 3 million złoty (€687,396) but can rise to tens of millions when no ticket matches all six numbers and the prize rolls over. Draws are held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. EuroJackpot climbs to 300 million złoty An even larger prize will be available in Tuesday’s EuroJackpot draw after no ticket won the top prize in the previous round. The jackpot has climbed to 300 million złoty (€68.74 million). The largest EuroJackpot prize won in Poland was 213 million złoty (€48.80 million), secured in the Wielkopolska region in 2022. EuroJackpot players choose five numbers from 50 and two additional numbers from 12.
