After weeks with no jackpot winner in sight, one fortunate punter from Switzerland finally stopped rollover train in its track in Euromillions draw on Tuesday night. They walked away with one of the most impressive windfalls in recent memory, worth €162.000.000.
Euromillions has been rolling over for over a month and it didn’t produce a jackpot winner since August 21st, when a ticket holder from Belgium took home €107.000.000. One Swiss player managed to replicate their success this Tuesday night by correctly guessing the combination consisting of the numbers 7, 17, 29, 37, and 45, with the Lucky Stars 3 and 11.
This winning line proved to be extremely lucky for Euromillions enthusiasts across the continent, and produced 17 winners of the second tier prize. They collected €90.000 each after missing the jackpot by one of the Lucky Stars. French players were the luckiest of the bunch, and collected six out of 17 prizes. Switzerland came in second with three winners, while Portugal and Belgium shared the third spot with two each. The UK, Ireland, Spain and Austria all produced one winner of the impressive €90.000 windfall. Additional 30 players collected the Match 5 prize worth almost €12.000.
Switzerland’s Euromillions operator Swisslos announced the winning ticket was sold in the Northwestern region of the country. Whoever bought it has six months to come forward, but they’ll have to face a huge tax cut once they do. Fortunate winner will still walk away with an impressive nine-figure sum, but 35% of their jackpot will go towards paying the tax bill.
We’re sure this lucky Swiss player will be able to turn their life around with this gigantic windfall, but so could you. Try your luck with Oktoberfest Lottery and drive away into the sunset with €675.000.000 in your pockets!